WILMINGTON, Delaware, June 13 -- AstraZeneca, a biopharmaceutical company, issued the following news release on June 12, 2024: AstraZeneca's FARXIGA(R) (dapagliflozin) has been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to improve glycemic control in pediatric patients with type-2 diabetes (T2D) aged 10 years and older.1 The FDA approval was based on positive results from the pediatric T2NOW Phase III trial.2 FARXIGA was previously approved in the US in adults with T2D as an adjunct   more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, June 13 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut issued the following news release on June 12, 2024: JAEDYN RIVERA, also known as "Jae Honcho," 23, of New Haven, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in New Haven to 182 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for his involvement in a violent New Haven street gang, including multiple shootings. Today's announcement was made by Vanessa Roberts   more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: STAMFORD, Conn. -- Enforcement and Removal Operations Boston apprehended an unlawfully present Brazilian national wanted by authorities in his home following his conviction for robbery resulting in death. Deportation officers from ERO Boston's Hartford office arrested the 29-year-old noncitizen near his residence in Stamford. "This Brazilian noncitizen fled t  more

PRESQUE ISLE, Maine, June 12 -- The University of Maine's Presque Isle Campus issued the following news release: Hannaford Supermarkets and the University of Maine System (UMS) today announced a new partnership that will offer significant savings to associates of the grocery retailer who wish to pursue postsecondary education and training through Maine's public universities, including the University of Maine at Presque Isle (UMPI). Beginning this summer, qualifying full- and part-time Hannafor  more

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Today, on the House Floor, Rep. Joe Courtney applauded the 200+ graduating students across New England who have recently signed on to rewarding careers at submarine contractor Electric Boat and local businesses across Connecticut. The celebratory signing days and graduations from both career and technical schools and traditional K-12 schools are another signal of the growing momentum across the submarin  more

WALTHAM, Massachusetts, June 13 -- The New England Journal of Medicine, a peer-reviewed medical journal from the Massachusetts Medical Society that says it delivers research and interactive clinical content to physicians, educators and the global medical community, published research articles on the following topics in its June 13, 2024, edition (Vol. 390, No. 22): Perspective: * Efforts toward Equity: Inclusive Dermatology -- Creating a Diverse Visual Atlas of Skin Conditions * Efforts towar  more

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: The New Hampshire delegation announced today that the New Hampshire State Society Event, "Experience New Hampshire," will return to Capitol Hill on Wednesday, June 12th. The New Hampshire delegation and other members of Congress will attend the event, which exhibits Granite State businesses and their first-class products in the U.S. Capitol. This year's event marks the New Hampshire State Society's 13t  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 13 -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: Ropes & Gray attorneys have been selected as winners of the New England Forestry Foundation's Forest Champion Award for their work on the Exemplary Forestry Investment Fund. The Ropes & Gray team honored with this award includes asset management partner Justin Kliger, of counsel Chris Klem, and associate Nick Coppola, and mergers & acquisitions associate Taylor Gorman. This award is given out each year to   more

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), along with U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), announced today that the New Hampshire State Society Event, "Experience New Hampshire," will return to the Capitol Hill on Wednesday, June 12th. The New Hampshire delegation and other members of Congress will attend the event, which exhibits Granite Sta  more

BETHESDA, Maryland, June 12 (TNSres) -- The Wildlife Society, an organization that says it inspires, empowers and enables wildlife professionals to sustain wildlife populations and habitats through science-based management and conservation, issued the following news: * * * The roundworms are carried by mule deer * * * By David Frey The sheer size of a moose can be daunting for predators to take down, but little creatures like ticks can be deadly. In some Western states, researchers have fou  more