WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 (TNSres) -- The American Society of Hematology issued the following news release: * * * Advances across continuum of care show promise and hope for patients * * * (SAN DIEGO--Dec. 8, 2024) -- Studies being presented at the 66th American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting and Exposition highlight progress in preventing and treating blood cancers. "It's very encouraging to see advances being made across the continuum of care for blood cancers," said Surbhi Sidana,   more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Dec. 10 -- Disability Rights Florida issued the following news: Disability Rights Florida (DRF) deeply appreciates the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA's) continued efforts to ban the use of electrical stimulation devices (ESDs) used to treat self-injurious or aggressive behavior, and we urge the FDA to take all necessary steps to release the final rule banning these devices as soon as possible. For nearly eight years since the FDA initially released its Proposed Rule t  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: BOSTON U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Enforcement and Removal Operations Boston arrested Luan Lucas De Sousa Goncalves, 21, Dec. 2. De Sousa is a Brazilian national who unlawfully entered the United States July 22, 2023, and has been charged with rape and indecent assault and battery on a person over the age of 14. The Plymouth Police Department arr  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- The Federal Communications Commission's Wireline Competition Bureau issued the following public notice (WC Docket No. 24-669): * * * Re: Network Change Certification Received Verizon New England Inc. (Verizon), an incumbent local exchange carrier (LEC), has filed certification that public notice of network change(s) has been provided through its publicly accessible Internet site, as required by section 51.329(a)(2) of the rules of the Federal Communications Commission (F  more

LONDON, England, Dec. 10 (TNSres) -- GSK (formerly GlaxoSmithKline), a biopharmaceutical company, issued the following news release on Dec. 9, 2024: * * * - DREAMM-7 trial shows sustained overall survival benefit for Blenrep (belantamab mafodotin) combination versus daratumumab combination; benefit seen early and maintained through follow-up - Data build on findings from DREAMM-7 and DREAMM-8 and support the potential for Blenrep combinations to become standard of care - Blenrep combinations  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Dec. 8 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: HARTFORD, Conn. Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced GODFREY SMITH, also known as "Mike" and "Mikey, 41, of Hartford, pleaded guilty today in Bridgeport federal court to a methamphetamine trafficking charge. According to court documents and statements made in court, in April 2024, the Drug E  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Dec. 8 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: HARTFORD, Conn. Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Stephen Belleau, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England, today announced that a federal grand jury in Hartford has returned an indictment charging ROBERTO LOZADA, also known as Roberto Lozado and "Om  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Dec. 8 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: BOSTON A Lebanese man has been sentenced for his for his participation in a money laundering conspiracy. Andres Rached Farah, 55, a Lebanese citizen who resided in Colombia, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Richard G. Stearns to 52 months in prison. In August 2024, Farah pleaded guilty to money laundering conspiracy and conducting s  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 [Category: Environment] -- The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation issued the following news release: New York (December 9, 2024) Today, federal and state environmental agencies and officials from New England and New York, including the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF), announced 31 grants totaling more than $12 million to organizations and local governments to improve the health of Long Island Sound. The grants are matched by more than $12 million from the gran  more

BETHESDA, Maryland, Dec. 10 -- The National Institutes of Health National Human Genome Research Institute issued the following news: NHGRI researchers find that specific abnormal chromosomal patterns in prenatal blood tests warrant whole-body MRI cancer screening. In the fall of 2022, Erica felt like she was on top of the world. She had just gotten married in the summer, had a beautiful honeymoon and found out that she was pregnant. She and her husband, Jordan, were thrilled to start a family   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Dec. 8 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: BOSTON A Haverhill man has been sentenced for distributing tens of thousands of pills containing fentanyl and methamphetamine. Angel Joel Diaz, a/k/a "Guero," 36, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Richard G. Stearns to nine years in prison. In April 2024, Diaz pleaded guilty to one count of distribution of and possession with intent  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Dec. 10 -- Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha issued the following news release on Dec. 9, 2024: Attorney General Peter F. Neronha today announced 14 recent legal hires within the Office of the Attorney General. Additionally, the Office is also now accepting applications for the 2025 Clifton Clerkship Program, with more information available on the Attorney General's website (https://www.riag.ri.gov/about-our-office/careers). "Our Office is made up of atto  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Dec. 8 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: BRIDGEPORT, Conn. Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that YOANNI SUAREZ, also known as "Cuba," 48, last residing in Springfield, Massachusetts, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Stefan R. Underhill in Bridgeport to 84 months of imprisonment, followed by four years of supervised rel  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Dec. 8 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: NEW HAVEN, Conn. Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Robert Fuller, Special Agent in Charge of the New Haven Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, announced that on November 25, 2024, a federal grand jury in New Haven returned a nine-count indictment charging LINDSEY EDWARDS, also known  more