COLUMBIA, Missouri, April 21 [Category: Media] -- The Association of Health Care Journalists posted the following news: * * * AHCJ announces winners of 2025 health journalism awards * AHCJ is pleased to announce the winners of the 2025 Awards for Excellence in Health Care Journalism. Now in its 22nd year, the contest recognizes the best of health care journalism across all platforms. The 2025 contest drew 396 entries in 16 categories. "This year we made important changes to our awards ca  more

DALLAS, Texas, April 22 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Heart Association posted the following news release: * * * Approximately half a million post-9/11 U.S. veterans had high blood pressure * Research Highlights: * About half a million U.S. veterans, who were an average age of about 33 years at the time of the study, had high blood pressure, according to a new analysis. * Among this group, men and Black veterans were more likely to have high blood pressure. * Women were le  more

ROCKVILLE, Maryland, April 22 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Society of Addiction Medicine posted the following news wrap up: * * * The ASAM Weekly for January 21, 2026 This week is ASAM's 57th Annual Conference...in sunny San Diego. If you haven't registered, there's still time; if you have, you're in for a great experience. The Pre-Conference will kick off with courses on Benzodiazepine Tapering and Women & Addiction, followed by daily schedules on a wide range of interesting topic  more

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- The House Science, Space and Technology Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight released the following testimony by Carl Maxwell, senior vice president of public policy at the Association of American Publishers, from an April 15, 2026, hearing entitled " The State of Scientific Publishing: Assessing Trends, Emerging Issues, and Policy Considerations": * * * The Association of American Publishers (AAP) welcomes this opportunity to provide testimony on scholarly comm  more

BINGHAMTON, New York, April 23 -- Binghamton University issued the following news: * * * Binghamton University announces three honorary degree recipients Nana Banerjee, William H. Groner, and Susan Marenoff-Zausner to be honored By William Montgomery Binghamton University announced that alumni Nana Banerjee, William H. Groner, and Susan Marenoff-Zausner will receive State University of New York (SUNY) honorary doctorates this year during the University's Commencement, May 14-16, 2026. * Na  more

BINGHAMTON, New York, April 23 (TNSjou) -- Binghamton University issued the following news: * * * Lasers turn ordinary parchment paper into high-performance electronic circuits Researchers create a platform for biodegradable, fully integrated circuits -- no silicon, no toxic metals, no clean room required * What if the next generation of disposable electronics -- the sensors in your food packaging, the diagnostic strips in a medical clinic, the environmental monitors scattered across a farm  more

NEW YORK, April 22 [Category: BizHospital] -- NYU Langone Health, an academic medical center affiliated with New York University, posted the following news release: * * * Brain Support Cells Form Previously Unknown Network * C ells long thought to play a secondary role in brain function build their own far-reaching connections, a new study in mice showed. These pathways appear to connect distant regions in ways that have not been mapped before. Experts usually describe the brain as a netwo  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, April 23 -- Consumer Action for a Strong Economy issued the following excerpts of a commentary on April 21, 2026, by Executive Director Jeff Ryer to DC Journal: * * * CASE Op-ED in DC Journal: American Prosperity Is Built on Plastic Americans often take for granted the products we rely on daily, which is only natural given the number of modern conveniences at our disposal and the rapid rate at which new inventions enter our lives. These conveniences come to us courtesy of  more

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on April 21, 2026: * * * Durbin Details Horrific Conditions In Immigration Detention Under Trump Administration In Fiscal Year 2026, the death rate in ICE custody is higher than any year on record, higher even than the COVID-19 spike of 2020 * In a speech on the Senate floor, U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Sena  more

LONDON, England, April 23 -- FIGO-The International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics issued the following news: * * * Policy and advocacy strategies for the prevention of preterm labour Preterm birth (PTB) is the leading cause of mortality among children under five and a major contributor to lifelong morbidity, disproportionately affecting low- and middle-income countries. A new paper in the International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics (IJGO), developed by the FIGO Committee on Pre  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, April 22 -- The University of Pennsylvania posted the following news: * * * Five from Penn elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences * Five faculty at the University of Pennsylvania have been elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences, an honorary society and independent research center founded in 1780. They are: Mark G. Allen of the School of Engineering and Applied Science ; Sara Cherry of the Perelman School of Medicine (PSOM); Provost John L.   more

BEDFORD PARK, Australia, April 23 -- Flinders University posted the following news: * * * Care by name, but not by nature * Many older Australians receiving government-funded home care struggle to get the support they need to live well at home, according to new research that reveals the daily challenges faced by a growing part of the community. The study, published in The Australasian Journal on Ageing (AJA), reveals that while the Home Care Package program was designed to help older peopl  more

NEW YORK, April 22 [Category: BizHospital] -- NYU Langone Health, an academic medical center affiliated with New York University, posted the following news release: * * * Immunotherapy Shows Early Promise in Sparing Cancer Patients From Bladder Removal * A drug that helps the immune system find cancer cells also helps patients avoid having their bladders surgically removed (cystectomy), a new study shows. The findings apply to serious cases after tumors have already spread into the bladder's  more

LONDON, England, April 22 [Category: BizMedia] -- Taylor and Francis Group, a publishing company, posted the following news release: * * * Millions of people face life-altering barriers to their medical records, banks and other services Inaccessible technology is creating life-altering and life-threatening barriers for millions of people worldwide. In an increasingly digital world, millions of disabled people are being systematically excluded from critical services every day, from their med  more

RESTON, Virginia, April 22 [Category: Medical] -- The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging issued the following news release: * * * PET Biomarker Outperforms Established Risk Score in Predicting Survival for Large B-Cell Lymphoma Patients Metabolic tumor volume-a biomarker derived from PET imaging-can more accurately predict progression-free survival for large B-cell lymphoma patients than the widely used International Prognostic Index. By identifying patients who are more like  more

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Rep. Jake Auchincloss, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * RELEASE: Congressman Auchincloss questions Secretary Kennedy on FDA whistleblower disclosures, White House fast-tracking of psychedelics * Contact: Georgina.Burros@mail.house.gov (Auchincloss) WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Jake Auchincloss (D, MA-04) questioned Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. at a House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee hearing ab  more

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- The House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Government Operations released the following written testimony by Retraction Watch Managing Editor Kate Travis from an April 15, 2026, hearing entitled "Fraud Prevention: Understanding Fraud in Federally Funded Programs Run by the States": * * * Chairman McCormick, thank you for the opportunity to speak with the Subcommittee today about this important topic. I represent Retraction Watch,/1 a news outlet covering   more

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- The House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Government Operations released the following testimony by Jason Owen-Smith, executive director of the University of Michigan Institute for Research on Innovation and Science, from an April 15, 2026, hearing entitled "Fraud Prevention: Understanding Fraud in Federally Funded Programs Run by the States": * * * Chairman McCormick, Ranking Member Sykes, Distinguished Committee Members, thank you for inviting me here   more

MONTREAL, Quebec, April 22 (TNSjou) -- The University of Montreal issued the following news: * * * A glimmer of hope for people living with chronic fatigue syndrome UdeM's Alain Moreau is working to shed light on the mystery of myalgic encephalomyelitis, a debilitating disease that is receiving renewed attention in the wake of COVID-19. By Beatrice St-Cyr-Leroux Myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME), long known as chronic fatigue syndrome, is now recognized as a complex, multi-system disease. How  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, April 23 (TNSjou) -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: * * * Medicines for alcohol use disorder can reduce patient costs and hospitalizations, according to a new study Early treatment and full care plans help patients stay healthier and avoid costly hospital stays, but many who could benefit do not receive that level of care. By A.J. Hostetler, Stravitz-Sanyal Institute for Liver Disease and Metabolic Health New research shows that medicines des  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, April 22 -- The University of Pennsylvania posted the following news: * * * Voting is linked to living longer * A new study co-authored by Femida Handy of the School of Social Policy & Practice finds that, among older adults, voting predicts a lower risk of mortality for up to 15 years. Many studies have shown that other types of civic engagement, such as volunteering, are associated with health outcomes like lower rates of cardiovascular disease and better ment  more