Day: August 29, 2017

drug overdose deaths

Following Announcement of National Opioid Emergency, Bipartisan Senate Sponsors of Medicaid Care Act Press Trump to Heed own Commission’s Recommendations

WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–August 29, 2017.  U.S. Democratic Senators Dick Durbin (IL), Sherrod Brown (OH), Joe Manchin (WV), and Cory Booker (NJ), Independent Senator Angus King (ME), and Republican Senators Rob Portman (OH), Shelley Moore Capito (WV), and Susan Collins (ME) today urged President Trump to lift the Medicaid Institutions for Mental[Read More…]

UChicago Investment Program

UChicago Startup Investment Program Makes First Investment

CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–August 29, 2017. The University of Chicago has made its first venture investment from the UChicago Startup Investment Program. ExplORer Surgical, which is based on technology developed at the University of Chicago Medical Center, provides an interactive surgical playbook that promotes optimal teamwork in the operating room. It will receive[Read More…]

Patricia Moore and Phil Perkins

Nominations Being Accepted for the 2017 Park Forest Business Person of the Year Award

Nomination Deadline is October 31 Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—August 29, 2017. The Park Forest Economic Development Advisory Group (EDAG) seeks nominees from residents, civic groups, and businesses to recognize a Park Forest business owner who is committed to community service. Do you know a Park Forest business owner who has made[Read More…]

UNICEF

UN Aid Chief Allocates $45 Million to Tackle Neglected Emergencies in Four Countries

GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)–29 August 2017 – The United Nations aid chief released today $45 million from the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to four countries “struggling in crises away from the headlines” – Afghanistan, the Central African Republic, Chad and Sudan – where more than 21 million people need urgent humanitarian assistance.[Read More…]

pet turtles

Multistate Outbreak of Salmonella Agbeni Infections Linked to Pet Turtles

Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–August 29, 2017. The Center for Disease Control (CDC) and multiple states are investigating a multistate outbreak of human Salmonella infections linked to contact with pet turtles. Thirty-seven people infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Agbeni have been reported from 13 states. Illnesses started on dates ranging from[Read More…]

Tropical Storm Harvey

NASA Watching Harvey from Satellites and the International Space Station, August 29, 2017

MARYLAND–(ENEWSPF)–August 29, 2017.  NASA has a lot of resources providing information on Tropical Storm Harvey as it continues to drop tremendous, flooding rainfall on Texas and Louisiana. Satellites like NASA’s Aqua satellite and platforms like aircraft and the International Space Station continue to provide various kinds of data on the[Read More…]

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