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Released: 25-Mar-2020 4:25 PM EDT
COVID-19 Immunotherapy Collab at UGA with Biotech Firm CEL-SCI to Fight Coronavirus
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CEL-SCI’s immunotherapy candidate aims to treat patients at highest risk of dying from COVID-19. LEAPS immunotherapy has been used in collaboration with the National Institutes for Allergies and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) against another respiratory virus, H1N1, involved in the 2009 H1N1 flu pandemic. Those successful studies demonstrated that LEAPS peptides, given after virus infection has occurred, reduced morbidity and mortality in mice infected with H1N1.

Released: 25-Mar-2020 3:15 PM EDT
VIDEO AND TRANSCRIPT AVAILABLE: Stanford Economics & Finance Professors Speak Out on Impact of Congress' Coronavirus Relief Bill
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"Congress must bail out people before large corporations," says a growing list of leading economists and finance professors from major universities around the country. The authors and representatives of the signers will discuss what’s at stake in the $2 trillion coronavirus relief package, and answer questions about what it does--and will not do--to keep the nation's economy out of recession.

     
Released: 24-Mar-2020 12:55 PM EDT
VIDEO AND TRANSCRIPT AVAILABLE: COVID-19 Expert Panel: Children's Health, Mental Health, and Education During the Coronavirus Outbreak.
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Expert Panel scheduled for Monday March 23 at 2 PM EDT, Media Invited to Attend and Ask Questions

   
Released: 19-Mar-2020 10:55 AM EDT
VIDEOS AND TRANSCRIPTS AVAILABLE: COVID-19 Causes, Consequences, and Solutions: Exploring the Unanswered Questions with Newswise Live Expert Panel
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Newswise Live Expert Panel discussion of unique angles to the COVID-19 outbreak of interest to the public and the media, including public health, testing, business and financial markets, 2020 elections, and more.

       
Released: 18-Mar-2020 4:20 PM EDT
VIDEO AND TRANSCRIPT: Newswise Live COVID-19 Expert Panel 3-16-2020
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Newswise Live Expert Panel including experts from Newswise member institutions discussing topics related to the coronavirus and COVID-19 outbreak.

       
Released: 18-Mar-2020 9:00 AM EDT
VIDEO AND TRANSCRIPT: Newswise Live COVID-19 Expert Panel 3-12-2020
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Newswise Live Expert Panel including experts from Newswise member institutions discussing topics related to the coronavirus and COVID-19 outbreak.

       
25-Jun-2019 9:00 AM EDT
Virtual Press Briefing Today: National Athletic Trainers’ Association to Unveil Survey Results on Collegiate Athletics Compliance to NCAA Legislation for Athlete-Centered Care
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Media are invited to stream this event taking place during NATA’s 70th Clinical Symposia in Las Vegas, 12:00 PM EDT / 9:00 AM PDT

Released: 15-May-2019 12:05 PM EDT
Debunking the myth that measles is benign and even beneficial
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Debunking the myth that measles is benign and even beneficial

8-May-2019 9:00 AM EDT
Connecting journalists with quality fact check sources, Newswise adds Google Fact Check
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This month, Newswise launches Google Fact Check as a new submission option for their network of communicators at more than 400 institutions worldwide. Submissions to this feed will be configured specifically for indexing as a fact check article in Google News and traditional search, in addition to standard distribution in the Newswise wires and website reaching more than 7,000 media subscribers.

       
Released: 11-Feb-2019 12:05 PM EST
Germs are Real and Washing Hands Does Help to Prevent Colds
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On Sunday morning's episode of Fox & Friends, Host Pete Hegseth said " I don't think I've washed my hands for 10 years." He later on said ""Germs are not a real thing. I can't see them, therefore they are not real." The Centers of Disease Control and Prevention says that washing hands with soap and water could reduce diarrheal disease-associated deaths by up to 50%.

Released: 31-Dec-2018 12:05 PM EST
Best of 2018: Making sense of baby-boomer marijuana usage
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Embargoed research covered by CBS News

Released: 31-Dec-2018 10:05 AM EST
Best of 2018: How did Easter Island statues get those giant hats?
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Covered in IFLScience and Smithsonian Magazine

Released: 28-Dec-2018 10:05 AM EST
Best of 2018: Healthcare policy and research
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Experts and research on important topics in the healthcare system

Released: 28-Dec-2018 10:05 AM EST
Best of 2018: Research indicates urgency of climate change impact worldwide
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See climate research and experts in the Newswise Climate Channel

Released: 28-Dec-2018 10:05 AM EST
Best of 2018: Midterm Elections, Investigations, Government Shutdowns, Immigration, Gun Policy, and more
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Research and expert analysis on topics related to U.S. Politics in the Politics Channel

Released: 28-Dec-2018 10:05 AM EST
Best of 2018: Experts respond to wildfires, earthquakes, hurricanes, and other natural disasters
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See expert analysis and research from our members related to natural disasters

Released: 28-Dec-2018 10:05 AM EST
Best of 2018: DOE Office of Science National Lab News
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See news and research from participating DOE National Labs in the DOE Science Channel

6-Dec-2018 9:00 AM EST
Call for Applications for CFR Local Journalists Workshop, January 17 and 18, 2019
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As a nongovernmental, nonpartisan, and nonprofit organization, the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) promotes a balanced perspective of international relations and America’s role in the world. To that end, we invite you to apply to participate in a free workshop for journalists at CFR’s New York headquarters from Thursday, January 17 to Friday, January 18, 2019.

       
Released: 24-Oct-2018 4:05 PM EDT
Super Typhoon #Yutu, Why Is It So Strong? Changing Ocean Salinity to Blame
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Increased rainfall from climate change is making the ocean less salty. The areas with the biggest decreases in salinity also experienced increasingly strong storms.

Released: 22-Apr-2018 5:05 PM EDT
PTSD Therapies, Safety Measures in Low-Income Countries, Race and Opioids, and More in the Public Health News Source
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The latest research, experts and features in Public Health in the Public Health News Source

Released: 20-Apr-2018 2:25 PM EDT
Costa’s Hummingbirds, White-Tailed Deer and Malaria, Coffee Commitment, and more in the Wildlife News Source
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The latest research and experts on Wildfires in the Wildlife News Source

       
Released: 21-Feb-2018 11:05 AM EST
HIV Patch Being Developed to Reduce Transmission Rates in At-Risk Populations
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A novel microarray patch for HIV PrEP is in preparation for future clinical trials. The consortium of Queen’s University Belfast, along with their collaborators, PATH, ViiV Healthcare, the Population Council and LTS Lohmann Therapie-Systeme AG have been granted over $10 million by USAID for their research.

Released: 20-Feb-2018 4:05 PM EST
Preview New Site Design!
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Take a look at the new site design launching this week!

Released: 16-Feb-2018 2:50 PM EST
Find the Expert You Need in the Newswise Expert Directory
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Need an expert in a hurry? Need to pitch an expert in a hurry? Find experts and manage your experts in the Newswise Expert Directory. Our database of experts is growing daily. Search by institution, name, subject, keywords, and place.

       
Released: 3-Jan-2018 3:15 PM EST
Overtreatment of Low-Risk Thyroid Cancer, What Doctors and Patients Should Know about the Risks Presented by Megan R. Haymart, MD
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At the American Thyroid Association Annual Meeting, Dr. Haymart discussed the controversies in the treatment of low-risk differentiated thyroid cancer and the implications for clinicians and patients alike.

Released: 3-Jan-2018 2:05 PM EST
Current Speech Recognition Software Couldn't Analyze Apollo Mission Archives, So NASA Had Scientists Build a Better One
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When they began their work, researchers discovered that the first thing they needed to do was to digitize the audio. Five years later, the team is completing its work, which has led to advances in technology to convert speech to text, analyze speakers and understand how people collaborated to accomplish the missions.

8-Nov-2017 8:55 AM EST
Closing the Rural Health Gap: Media Update from RWJF and Partners on Rural Health Disparities
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Rural counties continue to rank lowest among counties across the U.S., in terms of health outcomes. A group of national organizations including the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the National 4-H Council are leading the way to close the rural health gap.

       


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