| Journals Media Newsletter for Friday May 08, 2026 ( 23 items ) |
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American College of Radiology Approves First Ever Practice Parameter for Imaging Artificial Intelligence
RESTON, Virginia, May 7 -- The American College of Radiology issued the following news:
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American College of Radiology Approves First Ever Practice Parameter for Imaging Artificial Intelligence
JACR publishes Assess-AI technical framework for ongoing monitoring of clinical Imaging AI
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WASHINGTON, DC -- The American College of Radiology(R) Council approved the groundbreaking ACR-SIIM (Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine) Practice Parameter for Imaging Artificial Intelligence (A
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American College of Surgeons: One Thousand More Steps: A Simple, Powerful Prescription for Surgical Recovery
CHICAGO, Illinois, May 7 (TNSjou) -- The American College of Surgeons issued the following news release:
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One Thousand More Steps: A Simple, Powerful Prescription for Surgical Recovery
New study finds that each additional 1,000 steps a patient takes after surgery is linked to fewer complications, a lower readmission rate, and shorter hospital stays
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* Each additional 1,000 steps per day after surgery is linked to 18% lower odds of complications, 16% lower odds of readmissi
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Center for European Policy Analysis Issues Commentary: Bulgaria - Hope Despite the Noise
WASHINGTON, May 7 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis issued the following commentary on May 6, 2026, by Dessie Zagorcheva, a PhD in Columbia University International Relations:
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Bulgaria: Hope Despite the Noise
Bulgaria has finally elected a strong government. But don't assume its Kremlin-friendly instincts will be the defining feature.
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The European Union barely had time to celebrate the ouster of Hungary's Viktor Orban before Bulgaria delivered a political shock of its own.
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Chilean Wasp Named in Honour of Sir David Attenborough's 100th Birthday
LONDON, England, May 7 [Category: BizMedia] -- Taylor and Francis Group, a publishing company, posted the following news release:
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Chilean Wasp Named in Honour of Sir David Attenborough's 100th Birthday
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Breaking research 7th May 2026
A new species of wasp originally from Chile has been named for science
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Attenboroughnculus tau (c) Trustees of the Natural History Museum
* The name, Attenboroughnculus tau, honours Sir David Attenborough on his 100th birthday
* The n
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Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy Shows Promise Managing Menopausal Insomnia and Hot Flashes
PEPPER PIKE, Ohio, May 7 (TNSjou) -- The Menopause Society, an organization that is dedicated to empowering healthcare professionals and providing them with the tools and resources to improve the health of women during the menopause transition and beyond, issued the following news release:
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Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy Shows Promise Managing Menopausal Insomnia and Hot Flashes
New study demonstrates that cognitive-behavioral therapy intervention can produce meaningful short-term improvem
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Diplomacy Alumna's Lead in Human Rights Advocacy
SOUTH ORANGE, New Jersey, May 7 -- Seton Hall University posted the following news:
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A Diplomacy Alumna's Lead in Human Rights Advocacy
Malaak Jamal '15, is an alumna of the graduate program at the School of Diplomacy and International Relations. Jamal is currently serving at the Human Rights Foundation (HRF) as director of Policy and Research, where she oversees research programs and analyzes political regime developments in countries under authoritarian rule. She works alongside the Ch
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Duke University Pratt School of Engineering: Tony Jun Huang Wins ASME Worcester Reed Warner Medal
DURHAM, North Carolina, May 8 -- Duke University Pratt School of Engineering issued the following news:
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Tony Jun Huang Wins ASME Worcester Reed Warner Medal
Huang was recognized for his field-defining contributions to surface acoustic wave microfluidics and the permanent literature of engineering.
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Tony Jun Huang, the William Bevan Distinguished Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science at Duke University, has been selected to receive the 2026 Worcester Reed Warner M
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Family of Elric Johnston Endersby Donates Vernacular Architecture Archive of Celebrated Timber Frame Historian to Kutztown University
KUTZTOWN, Pennsylvania, May 8 -- Kutztown University issued the following news release:
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Family of Elric Johnston Endersby Donates Vernacular Architecture Archive of Celebrated Timber Frame Historian to Kutztown University
Pennsylvania German Cultural Heritage Center Will Foster Access for Students and Researchers; Signing Ceremony Held at DeLight E. Breidegam Building
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The memory of Elric J. Endersby, celebrated timber framer and prolific historian of early American vernacular archit
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Graduates to Receive Special Recognition at CSUN's Honors Convocation
NORTHRIDGE, California, May 6 -- California State University Northridge issued the following news release:
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Graduates to Receive Special Recognition at CSUN's Honors Convocation
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Media Contact: Javier Rojas, Javier.rojas@csun.edu, (818) 677-2130 or Carmen Ramos Chandler, carmen.chandler@csun.edu, (818) 677-2130
Of the more than 4,000 graduates invited to take part in California State University, Northridge's Honors Convocation on Saturday, May 9, six people will be singled out for sp
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Krishnamoorthi, Davids, Moulton Press HHS To Restore LGBTQ+ 988 Crisis Services Following Kennedy Commitment
WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Illinois, issued the following news release:
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Krishnamoorthi, Davids, Moulton Press HHS To Restore LGBTQ+ 988 Crisis Services Following Kennedy Commitment
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WASHINGTON -Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Congresswoman Sharice Davids (D-KS), and Congressman Seth Moulton (D-MA) today sent a letter to Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. pressing the Trump Administration to immediately restore the 988
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Mathew Rosengart Named Among the 500 Most Influential People in Los Angeles by the Los Angeles Business Journal for Fifth Consecutive Year
MIAMI, Florida, May 7 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Greenberg Traurig, a law firm, issued the following news release:
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Mathew Rosengart Named Among the 500 Most Influential People in Los Angeles by the Los Angeles Business Journal for Fifth Consecutive Year
LOS ANGELES - Mathew S. Rosengart, co-chair of the Media & Entertainment Litigation Practice of global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP, was again named to the Los Angeles Business Journal 's "LA500" list. According to the publication, t
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Menopause Society: Abdominal Obesity May Lead to More Severe Menopause Symptoms
PEPPER PIKE, Ohio, May 7 (TNSjou) -- The Menopause Society, an organization that is dedicated to empowering healthcare professionals and providing them with the tools and resources to improve the health of women during the menopause transition and beyond, issued the following news release:
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Abdominal Obesity May Lead to More Severe Menopause Symptoms
New study based on data from the Study of Women's Health Across the Nation suggests abdominal obesity can lead to more severe forgetfulness
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Muscle loss, weak grip and slow walking pace linked to higher stroke risk
DALLAS, Texas, May 7 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Heart Association posted the following news release:
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Muscle loss, weak grip and slow walking pace linked to higher stroke risk
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Research Highlights:
* Muscle loss, weaker grip and a slower pace of walking were associated with a higher risk of stroke in an analysis of health records for more than 480,000 adults in the UK Biobank.
* People with low muscle strength had a 30% higher risk of any type of stroke; a 31% higher
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NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund Equal Protection Initiative Senior Counsel Young Testifies Before House Education Subcommittee (Part 2 of 2)
WASHINGTON, May 7 -- The House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary and Secondary Education released the following written testimony by Michaele N. Turnage Young, senior counsel and co-manager of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund Inc. Equal Protection Initiative, from an April 28, 2026, hearing entitled "Leveling Down: How Equity Policies Undermine Excellence and Harm Students":
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(Continued from Part 1 of 2)
Congress must also ensure ED is adequa
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New Study Finds No Significant Joint Damage in Astronauts After Short-Duration Spaceflight, Highlighting Promise of Ultrasound Monitoring
DENVER, Colorado, May 7 [Category: Health Care] -- National Jewish Health, a respiratory hospital, issued the following news release:
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New Study Finds No Significant Joint Damage in Astronauts After Short-Duration Spaceflight, Highlighting Promise of Ultrasound Monitoring
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DENVER - Researchers at National Jewish Health have published new findings demonstrating that short-duration spaceflight may not significantly impact lower extremity joint structures, while also identifying a promisi
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Nina Jankowicz, Jane Lytvynenko and Peter Erdelyi to lead GlobalFact as invited speakers
ST. PETERSBURG, Florida, May 7 [Category: Media] -- The Poynter Institute posted the following news release:
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Nina Jankowicz, Jane Lytvynenko and Peter Erdelyi to lead GlobalFact as invited speakers
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Award-winning author and counterdisinformation expert Nina Jankowicz will be a keynote speaker at the annual GlobalFact conference, held June 17-19 in Vilnius, Lithuania. Also joining the conference will be Jane Lytvynenko, an NBC News investigative journalist who reports on the Russia-Ukr
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North American Interfraternity Conference President Horras Testifies Before House Education & Workforce Subcommittee
WASHINGTON, May 7 -- The House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development released the following written testimony by Judson Horras, president and CEO of the North American Interfraternity Conference, from an April 29, 2026, hearing entitled "Speech or Silence? The Future of the First Amendment in Higher Education":
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I am Jud Horras, President and CEO of the North American Interfraternity Conference (NIC).
The NIC is a trade association of 61 natio
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Poynter announces latest cohort for Essential Skills leadership program
ST. PETERSBURG, Florida, May 7 [Category: Media] -- The Poynter Institute posted the following news release:
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Poynter announces latest cohort for Essential Skills leadership program
The Poynter Institute today announced the newest cohort of its Essential Skills leadership program, bringing together journalists and newsroom leaders from around the world for an intensive training experience focused on leadership, strategy and communication.
The Essential Skills program is designed for eme
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Preserving Pennsylvania Hospital's history 'never gets old'
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, May 7 -- The University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine posted the following news:
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Preserving Pennsylvania Hospital's history 'never gets old'
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A patient with tonsilitis in the 19th century would have to face the tonsil guillotine. The instrument's blade would remove the infected tonsils in a sunlit surgical amphitheater. Some of these procedures were performed before the widespread use of anesthesia, meaning many patients became unconscious thr
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Pulitzer Prize Winning Biographer Jon Meacham and Copyright Scholar Paul Goldstein Headline AAP's Annual Meeting
WASHINGTON, May 7 [Category: Media] -- The Association of American Publishers issued the following news release:
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Pulitzer Prize Winning Biographer Jon Meacham and Copyright Scholar Paul Goldstein Headline AAP's Annual Meeting
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Distinguished Authors Speak to America's 250th Birthday and the 50th Anniversary of the 1976 Copyright Act
On May 7th, the Association of American Publishers hosted its 2026 annual meeting celebrating the 250 th birthday of the United States and the rich publi
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South Dakota Mines Celebrates 193rd Commencement
RAPID CITY, South Dakota, May 7 -- The South Dakota School of Mines and Technology issued the following news release:
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South Dakota Mines Celebrates 193rd Commencement
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South Dakota Mines will celebrate its 193 rd commencement ceremony at 9 a.m. on Saturday, May 9, 2026, in the Summit Arena at The Monument in Rapid City. Those who wish to view the ceremony online can find information here.
The commencement includes more than 500 graduates, including two associates, 400 baccalaureates
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Struggling to make ends meet? It could be affecting your job more than you think
LOUGHBOROUGH, England, May 7 -- Loughborough University issued the following news release:
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Struggling to make ends meet? It could be affecting your job more than you think
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The study, led by Professor Eva Selenko, which tracked more than 700 UK employees over a year, found that it's not just how much financial pressure people feel overall that matters, but how that stress changes over time.
When financial worries increase, people become more emotionally drained, feel treated unfairl
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West Chester University: Barbie Beyond the U.S. - Dr. Emily Aguilo-Perez's Research Around the Icon Leads to Global Conversations
WEST CHESTER, Pennsylvania, May 8 -- West Chester University posted the following news:
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Barbie Beyond the U.S.: Dr. Emily Aguilo-Perez's Research Around the Icon Leads to Global Conversations
With the U.S. Postal Service's May 1 announcement of a new set of forever stamps coming out July 11 featuring the iconic Barbie doll dressed to represent 10 careers, it's evident Barbie has never gone out of style.
"As a child, Barbie was the toy I spent hours playing with by myself," notes Dr. Em
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