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Released: 9-Oct-2023 11:05 AM EDT

Breast Cancer at 30?

Amanda Butler and Isabella Bugatti, both just entering their 30s, were blindsided by a diagnosis that is on the rise among women their age: breast cancer.

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Released: 9-Oct-2023 11:05 AM EDT

GW Expert Available: Developing Sustainable and Inclusive Tourism Among Indigenous Communities in the United States

George Washington University

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Released: 9-Oct-2023 10:05 AM EDT

UMiami Experts Available to Discuss Hamas Attack in Israel and Gaza

University of Miami

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Released: 9-Oct-2023 8:55 AM EDT

Free At-Home COVID Tests and Paxlovid

Baylor Scott and White Health

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Released: 6-Oct-2023 4:05 PM EDT

FSU faculty available to speak for Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Florida State University

By: Anna Prentiss, Rodrigo Santa Maria | Published: October 6, 2023 | 4:13 pm | SHARE: According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than 240,000 new breast cancer cases in women and 2,100 men are diagnosed annually in the United States alone. Though this number has been decreasing over recent years, the disease is still the second-leading cause of death from cancer among women in the United States.

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Released: 6-Oct-2023 3:05 PM EDT

House Speaker Ousting Shows How Culture Wars are Shaping Democracy, Republican Party

California State University, Fullerton

The ousting of U.S. Representative Kevin McCarthy of California from his House speaker post this week is the latest challenge to the country’s democratic norms and institutions. McCarthy is the first speaker to be removed this way, thanks to a group of ultraconservative House Republicans, led by Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida, joining Democrats in voting to get rid of McCarthy.

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Released: 6-Oct-2023 1:05 PM EDT

Sam Bankman-Fried trial shines light on the rise and fall of cryptocurrency and concerns about its use in white-collar crime

Virginia Tech

The trial of Sam Bankman-Fried, founder of failed cryptocurrency exchange FTX, is underway in New York. Some are calling his crimes one of the biggest financial frauds in decades. The 31-year-old former crypto mogul is charged with orchestrating a conspiracy to use $10 billion that FTX’s customers had entrusted to him for venture capital investments, political donations and luxury real estate purchases.

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Released: 5-Oct-2023 3:05 PM EDT

Rutgers Expert Available to Comment on CDC’s Proposal of Doxycycline as Sexually Transmitted Infection Prevention Tool

Rutgers University-New Brunswick

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Released: 5-Oct-2023 12:10 PM EDT

Amazon’s Project Kuiper: What Cybersecurity Experts Will Be Watching

Cornell University

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Released: 5-Oct-2023 12:05 PM EDT

Expert on ADHD Awareness Month: Nature Exposure Can Ease ADHD Symptoms

College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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Released: 5-Oct-2023 10:45 AM EDT

Taylor Swift Is Good for the NFL, Says Virginia Tech Sports Media Expert

Virginia Tech

Taylor Swift’s Swifties and professional football fanatics typically do not rub elbows. But in the past two weeks, they’ve been finding some common ground. When the pop superstar attended a Sunday night prime time NFL match-up between the Kansas City Chiefs and the New York Jets, her appearance set in motion a frenzy of attention and situated the league in front of a new fan base.

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Released: 5-Oct-2023 10:20 AM EDT

Cornell Expert Says ‘Bedbugs Aren’t Everywhere, but They Could Be Anywhere’

Cornell University

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Released: 4-Oct-2023 7:00 PM EDT

Living Beyond Breast Cancer Offers Diverse Patient Perspectives during Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Living Beyond Breast Cancer

This fall, Living Beyond Breast cancer, the national patient information and support organization, is providing expert patient perspectives on patients living with breast cancer. Connect with members of the LBBC community to discuss living with breast cancer, racial equity in breast cancer health, and body image and reconstruction.

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Released: 4-Oct-2023 4:05 PM EDT

You Are What Your Food Influencer Is Eating: UNLV Social Media Experts Team on Mukbang Study

University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV)

Ever find yourself inexplicably sucked into (another!) video of social media influencer downing a massive feast of 100 different kinds of shrimp? You can't scroll past. And before you know it, you're craving crustaceans, making reservations at that new seafood restaurant, and searching for recipes. We've got one word for you: mukbang.

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Released: 4-Oct-2023 12:05 PM EDT

Expert available to speak on immigration law amidst mass influx of immigrants in the U.S.

University of Nebraska-Lincoln

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Released: 4-Oct-2023 9:45 AM EDT

Expert Pitch: Second release of Fukushima wastewater into the Pacific

University of Portsmouth

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Released: 4-Oct-2023 8:50 AM EDT

Hispanics Are Being Impacted By Diabetes and Kidney Disease

Baylor Scott and White Health

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Released: 3-Oct-2023 4:05 PM EDT

RNA Scientist Available to Share Insights on 2023 Nobel Prize in Medicine

University at Albany, State University of New York

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Released: 3-Oct-2023 2:45 PM EDT

UC San Diego Health Cardiologist Available to Discuss Potential Link Between COVID-19 Infection and Heart Injuries.

UC San Diego Health

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Released: 3-Oct-2023 12:05 PM EDT

Wintertime blues? Health expert offers tips to combat seasonal affective disorder

Binghamton University, State University of New York

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Released: 3-Oct-2023 12:05 PM EDT

FSU atmospheric scientist available to comment on what El Niño conditions mean for winter, spring

Florida State University

By: Patty Cox | Published: October 2, 2023 | 12:30 pm | SHARE: El Niño, the climate phenomenon characterized by warmer-than-average sea surface temperatures across the equatorial central and eastern Pacific Ocean, has far-reaching impacts on weather patterns across the globe. El Niño events can last for several months up to a year or more and typically peak in the winter months of the Northern Hemisphere, so we’re likely to see El Niño conditions continue to strengthen over the coming months, said Alyssa Atwood, an assistant professor in Florida State University’s Department of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Science, part of the College of Arts and Sciences.