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Released: 7-Jun-2023 4:00 PM EDT
Statement on Passage of Diagnostic and Supplemental Imaging Legislation in Nevada
Susan G. Komen

Lawmakers in Nevada passed and Gov. Joe Lombardo signed legislation into law that removes out-of-pocket costs for diagnostic and supplemental imaging.

   
Newswise: CNN director’s dramatic downfall follows unrealistic expectations, says media expert
Released: 7-Jun-2023 2:05 PM EDT
CNN director’s dramatic downfall follows unrealistic expectations, says media expert
Virginia Tech

Virginia Tech media expert Megan Duncan provides context for the dramatic resignation of CNN CEO Chris Licht after 13 months as head of the cable news network.

Newswise: Political expert on Mike Pence’s historic presidential run
Released: 6-Jun-2023 4:25 PM EDT
Political expert on Mike Pence’s historic presidential run
Virginia Tech

Former U.S. vice president and Indiana governor Mike Pence is expected to announce an historic presidential run Wednesday — historic because he’ll be vying against his one-time boss, former President Donald Trump, for the Republican nomination in 2024.

Newswise:Video Embedded study-counter-stereotypical-messaging-can-move-needle-on-vaccinations
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Released: 6-Jun-2023 2:55 PM EDT
Study: ‘Counter-stereotypical’ messaging can move needle on vaccinations
Washington University in St. Louis

New Olin Business School research demonstrates the effectiveness of partisan cues in a COVID-19 vaccination video ad campaign.A large-scale study to see if politically partisan cues can induce people to get COVID-19 vaccines found that, yes, they can.

Released: 6-Jun-2023 1:45 PM EDT
Why Chris Christie’s Long Shot Presidential Run Matters
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

Ashley Koning, an assistant research professor and director of Rutgers’ Eagleton Center for Public Interest Polling, discusses what Chris Christie's candidacy could mean in an increasingly crowded contest.

Released: 6-Jun-2023 8:30 AM EDT
New Report Highlights U.S. 2021 Gun-Related Deaths: For Second Straight Year, U.S. Firearm Fatalities Reached Record Highs
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

A new report from the Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Solutions analyzing 2021 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data reveals another record year for firearm fatalities.

Released: 2-Jun-2023 9:40 AM EDT
A freeze, or a fix? Preventive care coverage at a crossroads
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

Many types of preventive care have been available for years with no cost to the patient. But that provision now hangs in the balance, because of a court case. Two professors explain what's at stake and why.

Newswise: Surgeon Available to Discuss Cancer Moonshot Smoking Cessation Forum
Released: 1-Jun-2023 10:30 AM EDT
Surgeon Available to Discuss Cancer Moonshot Smoking Cessation Forum
American College of Surgeons (ACS)

Cardiothoracic surgeon Timothy W. Mullett, MD, MBA, FACS, chair of the American College of Surgeons (ACS) Commission on Cancer (CoC), will participate today in a forum hosted by the White House focused on expanding equitable access to smoking cessation programs.

Released: 31-May-2023 2:05 PM EDT
Debt ceiling blues. Find political experts on the debt negotiations and the presidential bids in the Politics channel
Newswise

President Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy continue negotiations on raising the United States debt ceiling. More contenders enter the Republican presidential nominee run. Get your expert commentary on Politics here.

   
Released: 26-May-2023 1:05 PM EDT
Study: New York's Bail Reform Law Did Not Increase Crime
University at Albany, State University of New York

New York’s bail reform law had a negligible effect on crime, a study by a recent PhD recipient and a professor in the University at Albany’s School of Criminal Justice found.

Released: 26-May-2023 12:05 AM EDT
Research specialist on water law available to discuss U.S. Supreme Court decision regarding the EPA and the Clean Water Act
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

Rutgers expert available for interview on Thursday U.S. Supreme Court decision on EPA and wetlands

Released: 25-May-2023 10:15 AM EDT
Racial equality in US South improved by 'instrumental' 1960s Voting Rights Act, study finds
University of Nottingham

The Voting Rights Act (VRA) of 1965 enfranchised a new section of society across the US South, which led to greater racial representation across local governments, a new study has found.

Released: 24-May-2023 3:35 PM EDT
DeSantis to launch 2024 presidential campaign on Twitter, expert discusses implications for democracy
Virginia Tech

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis plans to launch his presidential campaign through Elon Musk's social media platform Twitter, an unusual, attention-grabbing move with potential rewards and risks for candidates and voters. Virginia Tech media expert Megan Duncan discusses the implications DeSantis' choice has for democracy.

18-May-2023 1:25 PM EDT
Are Search Engines Bursting the Filter Bubble?
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

Political ideology and user choice – not algorithmic curation – are the biggest drivers of engagement with partisan and unreliable news provided by Google Search, according to a study coauthored by Rutgers faculty published in the journal Nature.

Released: 23-May-2023 2:10 PM EDT
Investors overvalue companies that align with presidential policies – and their mistakes ‘leave money on the table’
University of Notre Dame

University of Notre Dame Finance researcher Zhi Da analyzed how presidential politics affects the performance of individual stocks, especially those that could benefit or be hurt by a president’s policies.

   
Released: 23-May-2023 12:00 PM EDT
Support for extremism among military veterans is similar to U.S. public
RAND Corporation

Support among military veterans for extremist groups and extremist ideals appears similar to or less than levels seen among the U.S. public in general, despite fears that it could be higher, according to a new RAND Corporation report.

Released: 22-May-2023 1:25 PM EDT
Government mistrust by mixed-immigration status families during the pandemic led to fear and confusion
University of California, Irvine

In a study published in the journal Health Equity, Brittany Morey, PhD, MPH, senior author and assistant professor of health, society and behavior at the UC Irvine Program in Public Health, highlights the health inequities that were exacerbated during the height of the pandemic. This study shared experiences of families that included individuals with different citizenship or immigration statuses, known as mixed-status families.

   
Released: 19-May-2023 11:30 AM EDT
Study reveals the persistent effects of corruption on trust and voting
Bocconi University

The short-term effects of corruption are often obvious. Numerous sources, both in Russia and in the West, consider the military's endemic corruption one of the main reasons of the logistical problems, very low troop morale, and massive casualties of the Red Army in Ukraine.

Released: 19-May-2023 10:55 AM EDT
American Society of Nephrology Commends Senate Introduction of the Securing the U.S. Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network Act
American Society of Nephrology (ASN)

The American Society of Nephrology (ASN) applauds the introduction of the Securing the U.S. Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network Act (S. 1668), bipartisan legislation to ensure accountability and transparency in the U.S. transplant system by modernizing its underlying technology and policy infrastructure.

Released: 19-May-2023 10:15 AM EDT
Social media expert discusses consequences of changes for TikTok, Twitter
Virginia Tech

Mike Horning, an associate professor of multimedia journalism at Virginia Tech’s School of Communication, discusses Montana's ban of TikTok, Twitter's newly-appointed CEO, and what these developments could mean for these embattled yet still highly influential social media platforms.

Released: 18-May-2023 9:20 AM EDT
ND Experts on the opportunities, concerns and impacts of AI
University of Notre Dame

In testimony before the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology and the Law on Tuesday (May 16), OpenAI CEO Sam Altman proposed the formation of a U.S. or global agency that would license the most powerful AI systems and have the authority to “take that license away and ensure compliance with safety standards.”

Newswise: Countries would be well advised to assist each other with regard to gas
Released: 17-May-2023 1:40 PM EDT
Countries would be well advised to assist each other with regard to gas
ETH Zürich

Prior to Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, Europe sourced a great deal of natural gas from Russia. But as a result of EU sanctions on Russia, this supply is no longer there.

Released: 17-May-2023 7:00 AM EDT
Researchers to advocate for fundamental science on Capitol Hill
American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB)

Sixteen ASBMB researchers from 15 states to meet with U.S. senators and representatives on Capitol Hill to advocate for basic science research funding for NIH, NSF, DOE

15-May-2023 11:05 AM EDT
The Economic Burden of Racial, Ethnic, and Educational Health Inequities in the US
JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association

According to two data sources, in 2018, the economic burden of health inequities for racial and ethnic minority populations (American Indian and Alaska Native, Asian, Black, Latino, and Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander populations) was $421 billion or $451 billion and the economic burden of health inequities for adults without a 4-year college degree was $940 billion or $978 billion.

Newswise: Experts available to comment on trending news topics for the week of May 15
Released: 16-May-2023 10:35 AM EDT
Experts available to comment on trending news topics for the week of May 15
Indiana University

Experts from Indiana University are available to comment on trending news topics for the week of May 15, including the national debt ceiling, the end of Title 42, Disney's feud with Florida governor Ron DeSantis, and layoffs in the medical industry.

Newswise: Looming debt ceiling deadline: Expert says economic impact could be significant if deal is not reached by June 1
Released: 16-May-2023 10:30 AM EDT
Looming debt ceiling deadline: Expert says economic impact could be significant if deal is not reached by June 1
Virginia Tech

While President Joe Biden says that he is confident he can reach a deal with Republicans over the debt ceiling, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is warning of “economic chaos” should that not come to fruition. Virginia Tech economist Jadrian Wooten says if a deal is not reached by June 1, the impact on the U.S. and globally would be significant.



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