COLUMBIA, Missouri, May 23 -- The Association of Health Care Journalists issued the following news on May 21, 2024: The NEJM Group has rescinded a month-old policy that barred certain publications from having advance access to embargoed articles, after AHCJ raised concerns about its fairness and feasibility. "It's important for us to help journalists tell their stories, and this [policy] doesn't do it," Eric Rubin, M.D., Ph.D., NEJM editor-in-chief, told me in a phone call Sunday. In convers  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- AmeriCorps issued the following news release: This graduation season, AmeriCorps CEO Michael D. Smithreturned to his roots in New England, delivering powerful commencement addresses at American International College and at the University of New Hampshire. In Massachusetts, Smith's speech had a more personal tone as he reflected on his own journey from a young boy in Springfield, Mass. to his role in community and national service leadership. "I am Springfield. I was shap  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued the following news release on May 22, 2024: * * * CDC's Risk Assessment for the General Public Remains Low * * * A human case of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) A(H5) ("H5 bird flu") virus infection in the United States has been identified in the state of Michigan. This is the second case associated with an ongoing multistate outbreak of A(H5N1) in dairy cows.[i]  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, May 22 (TNSres) -- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia issued the following news: The American Pediatric Surgical Association (APSA) awarded N. Scott Adzick, MD, Surgeon-in-Chief at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), the 2024 Robert E. Gross Award for Excellence in Pediatric Research and Achievement on Saturday, May 18, at its annual meeting in Phoenix, Arizona. The award recognizes a seminal contribution by an individual who has made a major impact on pedia  more

BENTON HARBOR, Michigan, May 23 -- The Professional Golfers Association of America issued the following news release: The 84th KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship returns for a historic sixth time to Harbor Shores in Benton Harbor, Michigan, where the Corebridge Financial Team of PGA of America Golf Professionals will compete against the world's best senior golfers. The Corebridge Financial Team at the KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship includes the top finishers in the 2023 Senior PGA Professi  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 23 -- Boston University issued the following news: By Rich Barlow Karen Antman, who led two transformative decades for Boston University's Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine as dean of the school and provost of the Medical Campus, has announced plans to step down from those roles and return to the faculty at the BU medical school as a professor of medicine when her successor is named. Antman, a leading expert on breast cancer, mesotheliomas, and sarcomas, als  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, May 22 -- The Maine Public Utilities Commission issued the following order (No. 2024-00039) on May 20, 2024: * * * BRIAR HYDRO ASSOCIATES, LP, Request for Approval of Certification For RPS Eligibility (Penacook Upper Falls Hydroelectric Facility) ORDER GRANTING NEW RENEWABLE RESOURCE CERTIFICATIONS BARTLETT, Chairman; and SCULLY and GILBERT, Commissioners I. SUMMARY On February 16, 2024, Briar Hydro Associates, LP requested certification of its 3.02 megawatt (MW) hydroelect  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 23 -- MassDevelopment issued the following news release: MassDevelopment has issued a $21,816,800 tax-exempt bond on behalf of CCC River LLC, an affiliate of B'nai B'rith Housing of New England, Inc., which will use proceeds to build a mixed-use building in Boston's Hyde Park neighborhood that will feature 63 units of affordable senior rental housing and ground-floor retail. The new building will replace an existing underutilized commercial space containing an auto re  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority issued the following news on May 21, 2024: The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority announced Tuesday that Avelo Airlines will begin new nonstop service between Tweed-New Haven Airport (HVN) and Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) on July 12, 2024. Avelo will operate this route twice weekly on Mondays and Fridays, utilizing Boeing next-generation 737 aircraft. "We are pleased to welcome Avelo Airlines, our 43r  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, May 23 (TNSres) -- Gov. Christopher T. Sununu, R-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Data from the Energy Information Administration's (EIA) "Electric Power Monthly" reports finds that residential electric rates in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island have all increased at a substantially greater rate than New Hampshire from 2017 to 2024. The data finds that on a cents-per kilowatt-hour basis for residential customers: * Rhode Island rates   more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Today, Congressman Richard E. Neal joined Springfield Mayor Domenic J. Sarno and Springfield Redevelopment Authority Executive Director Amanda Pham to announce a $4,116,279 earmark to invest in streetscaping surrounding Springfield Union Station. The allocation was made possible through Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) from the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Congressman Neal inc  more

WESTBOROUGH, Massachusetts, May 23 -- The New England First Amendment Coalition issued the following news release: Access/RI -- a coalition of open government groups including the New England First Amendment Coalition -- recently cautioned against Rhode Island legislation that would keep the municipalities of judicial officials secret. House Bill 7758 would exempt from the Rhode Island Access to Public Records Act the city or town of residence of the justices, judges, and magistrates of the un  more

CANTON, Ohio, May 23 -- The National Football League issued the following news on May 22, 2024: By Michael Baca, Digital Content Editor The NFL draft is heading to the Steel City. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, home to the six-time Super Bowl champion Steelers, has been selected as the host city for the 2026 NFL Draft, the NFL announced Wednesday at the Spring League Meeting. "The NFL Draft is one of the biggest, most-anticipated sporting events of the year, and we're thrilled to partner with the  more