BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 26 -- Oxfam America issued the following statement on June 25, 2024: * * * In response to the latest Global Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) report published today, which warns that a high risk of famine persists across the Gaza Strip, Oxfam's Regional Director for the Middle East, Sally Abi Khalil, said: "The figures in this report are a shameful testament to the failure of world leaders to heed earlier warnings and hold Israel to account for it more PR

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Asian American Scholar Forum, an organization that says it promotes academic belonging, openness, freedom and equality for all, issued the following news release: Arvind was a beloved Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) professor, member of the Asian American Scholar Forum (AASF), and pioneering computer scientist who passed away at 77 on June 17. With a career spanning nearly five decades at MIT, he significantly advanced computer architectures, parallel computin more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 27 -- Massachusetts Association of Health Plans issued the following statement on June 26, 2024: * * * Statement by Lora Pellegrini, President and CEO of the Massachusetts Association of Health Plans, regarding PBMs and the need for legislation to address exorbitant prescription drug prices. * * * "The Massachusetts Association of Health Plans and our member plans are committed to providing affordable and equitable health care for all residents of Massachusetts, i more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 27 -- The Massachusetts Public Interest Research Group issued the following news release on June 25, 2024: At a State House briefing on Tuesday, attendees heard about the harmful effects of PFAS contamination from lawmakers, firefighters and municipal, public health and environmental leaders, as well as Massachusetts residents whose water has been contaminated by the so-called 'forever chemicals.' Massachusetts State Representative Kate Hogan and State Senator Julian more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 27 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Public Interest Research Group issued the following statement on June 25, 2024: * * * In a voice vote taken in the late afternoon, the MA State Senate passed a bill to modernize the state's container deposit law, also known as the bottle bill. The bill would expand the types of beverage containers that have a deposit, to cover water bottles, iced teas, fruit juices and more. It would also raise the deposit, unchanged since 1983, from more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 26 (TNSres) -- The Jed Foundation issued the following news release: The Jed Foundation (JED) and the Mental Health Storytelling Initiative (MHSI) of USC Annenberg, along with SHOWTIME/MTV Entertainment Studios, are proud to announce the launch of the Digital Storytelling Guide at VidCon 2024. This innovative, free, mobile-friendly hub, accessible at digitalstorytellingguide.com, is designed to support content creators in fostering positive mental health narratives.  more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 26 (TNSres) -- CareQuest Institute for Oral Health issued the following news release: * * * A New CareQuest Institute Report Reveals Deep, Income-Based Health Disparities * * * Revealing deep health disparities based on income, a new CareQuest Institute for Oral Health report shows that poorer families paid 7.4 times more in out-of-pocket expenditures for dental care compared to high-income families between 2007 and 2021. At the same time, families living in pover more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 27 -- The Project on Predatory Student Lending issued the following news release on June 26, 2024: * * * Student loan borrowers attend in-depth clinic to get answers to federal student loan repayment questions and receive individualized support and resources on navigating student debt * * * Today, The Project on Predatory Student Lending (PPSL), the leading nonprofit legal organization representing borrowers defrauded by predatory colleges, and the Office of Mayor more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 27 -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release: * * * S.2829 Passed With Community-Supported Amendments, Other Critical Amendments Omitted * * * In a 38-2 vote, the Massachusetts Senate passed a strong climate bill Tuesday to help the state reach its goal of net zero emissions by 2050. The bill, S.2829, aims to bolster Massachusetts' clean energy transition through a series of reforms to the state's energy system like requiring gas companies to submit rep more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 26 -- The Project on Predatory Student Lending issued the following statement on June 25, 2024: * * * Yesterday, federal judges in Missouri and Kansas issued injunctions blocking portions of the Department of Education's Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE) repayment plan, which has been in effect since August 2023. An income-driven repayment plan, SAVE was introduced after the COVID repayment pause ended last year in order to help borrowers begin to repay their  more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 27 (TNSres) -- Brigham and Women's Hospital issued the following news release: A study led by a Brigham investigator evaluated a novel device that automatically measures blood pressure at the wrist, generating hundreds of readings within days that may help clinicians determine cardiovascular risk and improve hypertension care. High blood pressure, the leading risk factor for death worldwide, is present in one in every two adults. Only one-quarter of individuals with more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 26 (TNSres) -- Brigham and Women's Hospital issued the following news release: * * * Brigham, Broad and Harvard Chan School researchers found that specific species and strains of bacteria were linked to changes in the functioning of the gut microbiome and a person's risk of type 2 diabetes * * * The largest and most ethnically and geographically comprehensive investigation to date of the gut microbiome of people with type 2 diabetes (T2D), prediabetes, and healthy more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 27 (TNScapp) -- Clean Water Action posted the following news release on June 25, 2024: * * * Broad coalition speaks to the need for urgent legislative action in Massachusetts * * * At a State House briefing on Tuesday, attendees heard about the harmful effects of PFAS contamination from lawmakers, firefighters and municipal, public health and environmental leaders, as well as Massachusetts residents whose water has been contaminated by the so-called 'forever chemi more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 26 -- Trustees of Reservations issued the following news release on June 25, 2024: The Trustees of Reservations and its partner, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, recently were named the 2024 recipients of the Environmental Business Council of New England (EBC)'s Merit Award for Leadership by a Non-Profit Organization for their work to restore the Great Marsh on the North Shore in Newbury, Essex, and Ipswich. The Great Marsh is New England's largest salt marsh. At more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 27 -- The Unitarian Universalist Association issued the following news release on June 26, 2024: * * * Annual business meeting brought more than 3400 Unitarian Universalists together online; Delegates also voted to embrace transgender people as a fundamental expression of religious values. * * * Unitarian Universalists (UUs) adopted new language on core religious values at the denomination's General Assembly (GA) from June 20th through June 23rd. GA is the annual  more PR