WASHINGTON, March 5 -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following report on the regional and state unemployment for 2019: In 2019, annual average unemployment rates decreased in 10 states, increased in 1 state, and were little changed in 39 states and the District of Columbia, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. Employment-population ratios increased in 16 states, decreased in 2 states, and were little changed in 32 states and the District. The U.S.  more

DANVILLE, Pennsylvania, March 5 -- Geisinger Health issued the following news release: Since opening its first outpatient addiction treatment clinic in 2017, Geisinger has observed an 81 percent reduction in opioid-related deaths compared to national benchmarks. Patients in Geisinger's outpatient addiction medicine specialty program have also reported significant improvements in key areas of wellbeing, including employment and overall health. The findings are published in the March-April issu  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 5 -- Goodwin Procter, a law firm, issued the following news release: The Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Excellence in the Law Awards 2020 have recently honored Goodwin partner Robert Frederickson (Excellence in Pro Bono), associate Alicia Rubio-Spring (Up & Coming Lawyer) and Senior Manager, Integrated Marketing Jeff Scalzi (Excellence in Marketing). Frederickson is a partner in Goodwin's IP Litigation Group, where he is an experienced trial counsel specializing in r  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- The Education and Labor subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Investment issued the following testimony on March 4 by Daniel Bustillo, executive director of the Healthcare Career Advancement Program, at a hearing entitled "Reauthorizing the National Apprenticeship Act: Strengthening and Growing Apprenticeships for the 21st century": I'm pleased and grateful to have the opportunity to testify before you this morning as you consider reauthorization of the National   more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- McDermott Will and Emery, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * - Recognized Physician and Healthcare Executive Brings Expertise Across a Wide Range of Clinical Areas & Healthcare Technologies * * * McDermott+Consulting, a national healthcare consulting and lobbying firm, announced that Dr. Paul Gerrard has joined the firm as a consultant based in Washington, DC. "Paul is a recognized leader in the US healthcare industry and we are thrilled that our cli  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' National Institutes of Health issued the following news release: * * * - Improved diagnosis could reduce the risk of both overtreatment and undertreatment of the disease * * * A method of testing for prostate cancer developed at the National Cancer Institute (NCI) leads to more accurate diagnosis and prediction of the course of the disease, according to a large study. This method, which combines systematic biopsy, the c  more