Month: April 2018

sexual harassment

Prairie State College Workshop on April 24 on Sexual Harassment to Support #MeToo and #Time’sUp Movements

CHICAGO HEIGHTS—(ENEWSPF)—April 2, 2018 Sexual harassment and discrimination prevention in the workplace has been on the training delivery agenda of many employers for years. Supporting the efforts of #MeToo and #Time’sUp movements, Prairie State College (PSC), in collaboration with Favaro & Gorman, Ltd., an employment law firm in Chicago, is presenting “It’s a New Day,” a highly[Read More…]

BASILICA procedure

New Technique Makes Heart Valve Replacement Safer for Some High-risk Patients

Bethesda, Maryland—(ENEWSPF)—April 2, 2018 Contact: NHLBI Engagement and Media Relations Branch Scientists have developed a novel technique that prevents coronary artery obstruction during transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), a rare but often fatal complication. The method, called Bioprosthetic Aortic Scallop Intentional Laceration to prevent Iatrogenic Coronary Artery obstruction (BASILICA), will[Read More…]

Hypertenion in pregnancy

Elevated Blood Pressure Before Pregnancy May Increase Chance of Pregnancy Loss

NIH researchers suggest lifestyle changes may reduce hypertension risk. Bethesda, Maryland—(ENEWSPF)—April 2, 2018 By: Robert Boc and Meredith Daly Elevated blood pressure before conception may increase the chances for pregnancy loss, according to an analysis by researchers at the National Institutes of Health. The authors conclude that lifestyle changes to[Read More…]

High School Graduation

New Report Finds Lax High School Graduation Requirements Are Ill-Preparing Many for College

Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)—April 2, 2018 By: Laura Jimenez and Scott Sargrad Millions of students each year are graduating from America’s high schools unready to enter the workforce or continue their studies in pursuit of a postsecondary credential. A new report from the Center for American Progress finds that lax state high school[Read More…]

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