Day: May 25, 2017

Alzheimer's Disease

US Death Rates from Alzheimer’s Disease Increased 55 Percent from 1999 to 2014

More caregiver support needed as disease burden grows Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–May 25, 2017. Death rates from Alzheimer’s disease (AD) increased 55 percent between 1999 and 2014, according to data released today in the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. The number of Alzheimer’s deaths at home also increased during the same period,[Read More…]

Passages Charter School

Passages Charter School Teachers Reach Tentative Agreement Narrowly Averting First Charter Strike in U.S. History

  Management makes major concessions on issues related to fair pay, classroom conditions, teachers voice over life of proposed three-year agreement. CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)–May 25, 2017. Union educators at Passages Charter School signed off on a tentative agreement Wednesday night for their first contract since unionizing a year ago — narrowly averting[Read More…]

Memorial Day 2017

National Veterans Art Museum Announces Events in Honor of Memorial Day 2017

CHICAGO, IL –(ENEWSPF)–May 25, 2017.  The National Veterans Art Museum (NVAM), in honor of Memorial Day 2017, will begin special programming from Saturday May 27th through Monday May 29th—Memorial Day—to reflect on the courage and sacrifice of all Americans who lost their lives in the military service. In correlation with the City[Read More…]

Congresswoman Robin Kelly

Congresswoman Robin Kelly Responds to CBO Score on TrumpCare

Washington, DC –(ENEWSPF)—May 24, 2017.  Congresswoman Robin Kelly, chair of the Congressional Black Caucus Health Braintrust, released this statement concerning the independent, nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office’s (CBO) analysis of the American Health Care Act – also known as TrumpCare: “This score confirms what we already knew: TrumpCare is a disaster[Read More…]

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