This region that helps humans predict how the world will behave is ‘among the most important aspects of cognition for survival’ Baltimore, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–August 9, 2016. Whether or not they aced it in high school, human beings are physics masters when it comes to understanding and predicting how objects in the[Read More…]
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Advocates Call for Comprehensive Response following Sharp Increases in Drug Overdose Deaths in NYC
NYC Drug Overdose Deaths Increased 58% from 2015, Bronx Hardest Hit, Overdose Deaths among Latinos Skyrocket 51% New York, NY –(ENEWSPF)–August 9, 2016. Today’s release of 2015 drug overdose mortality data from the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) shows the devastation of overdose in New York City,[Read More…]
In Miami, Hillary Clinton Vows to Confront the Zika Crisis As President Obama and Calls On Congress to Address It
FLORIDA–(ENEWSPF)–August 9, 2016. At Borinquen Medical Center in Miami on Tuesday, Hillary Clinton toured a facility tirelessly working to prevent and treat the Zika virus. Clinton also highlighted the work of the healthcare professionals and community health centers on the front lines of the crisis and called on Republican leaders[Read More…]
Unsafe Levels of Toxic Chemicals Found in Drinking Water for Six Million Americans
Drinking water samples near industrial sites, military fire training areas, wastewater treatment plants have highest levels of fluorinated compounds Boston, MA –(ENEWSPF)–August 9, 2016. Levels of a widely used class of industrial chemicals linked with cancer and other health problems—polyfluoroalkyl and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs)—exceed federally recommended safety levels in[Read More…]
Medical Cannabis A Viable Strategy to Address the Opioid Crisis
Advocates Hope Lawmakers Consider Cannabis as Strategy Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 9, 2016. Today, Americans for Safe Access (ASA) released the Medical Cannabis Access for Pain Treatment: A Viable Strategy to Address the Opioid Crisis report to educate legislators and health practitioners on the benefits of medical cannabis as a treatment option[Read More…]
Sia, Jessica Williams, Leslie Jones, and More, to Perform in All Access Concert Supporting Abortion Access for All
Abortion rights supporters will come together on September 10 in Cleveland, Miami, Chicago, Philadelphia and Atlanta for a night of music and comedy to call for abortion access for all. Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 9, 2016. On September 10, 2016, the nation’s leading reproductive health, rights, and justice organizations will host free[Read More…]
California’s Soberanes Fire Seen from Space
CALIFORNIA–(ENEWSPF)–August 9, 2016. Smoke from California’s Soberanes Fire was captured in an image from NASA’s Aqua satellite on August 8, 2016. This natural-color satellite image was collected by the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) instrument that flies aboard NASA-NOAA’s Suomi NPP satellite. VIIRS imagery identified smoke on August 8[Read More…]
NASA TV to Air US Spacewalk, Briefing on Installation of Space Station Docking Port on Aug. 19
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 9, 2016. NASA Television will bring to viewers around the world live coverage Friday, Aug. 19, as two NASA astronauts install a new gateway for American commercial crew spacecraft at the International Space Station — a significant milestone in NASA’s work to return crew launches to U.S. soil.[Read More…]
Expanding and Strengthening Medicaid Will Improve Health Care Access for Low-Income LGBT Americans
Jennifer Parrott, a certified nurse practitioner, left, talks with a doctor about a patient at the Oklahoma Health Sciences Emergency Department, in Oklahoma City, Friday, May 13, 2016. Source: AP/Sue Ogrocki Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–August 9, 2016. As Medicaid turns 51 this year, many opportunities lie ahead for this vital program[Read More…]
Center for American Progress Analysis Shows Medicare Saving $2 Trillion Over the Next 10 Years Due to Bending Cost Curve
A doctor examines a patient at a clinic in Sacramento, California, on February 18, 2016. Source: AP/Rich Pedroncelli Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–August 9, 2016. A new analysis from the Center for American Progress looks at the dramatic decreases in long-term projections for Medicare spending. Using spending projections from the Congressional Budget Office,[Read More…]
