New Blood Test To Identify People at Risk of Developing Alzheimer’s Symptoms

AUDIO: Godfrey Coker with the University of Southern California’s Alzheimer's Therapeutic Research Institute
(Los Angeles, CA, Friday, November 19, 2021) – Research released this week shows a new blood test can help identify people with increased likelihood of having brain amyloid (pronounced am-uh-loid), a protein that’s a risk...

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Nuevo Examen De Sangre Para Identificar a Personas Que Estan En Riesgo De Desarrollar Los Síntomas Del Mal De Alzheimer

AUDIO: Dr. Doris Molina-Henry, researcher with the University of Southern California’s Alzheimer's Therapeutic Research Institute
(Los Ángeles, CA, Viernes, 19 de noviembre de 2021) – Una investigación publicada esta semana señala que un nuevo análisis de sangre puede ayudar a identificar a personas con mayor probabilidad de tener amiloide cerebral,...

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Build Back Better Is Good News for Arizona – Saving Money, Lives and Water

AUDIO: Kevin Moran, Senior Director of Water Policy and State Affairs for EDF
(Phoenix, AZ, Thursday, November 18, 2021) – This week Congress is expected to vote on the Build Back Better Plan. This plan is good news for Arizona. Combined with the clean energy investments from the...

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New National Survey Shows Concern Growing About Future Access to Birth Control

AUDIO: Gillian Sealy, Chief of Staff, Power to Decide
(Washington D.C., Wednesday, November 17, 2021) – A new national survey being released from Power to Decide shows that concern is on the rise about the ability of people to access the full range of...

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Managing Frequent Heartburn Symptoms During the Holidays

AUDIO: Dr. Michael Kreines, a Gastroenterologist with Gastro Health
(Washington, D.C., Wednesday, November 17, 2021) – The holidays are right around the corner, kicking off with Thanksgiving next week. It’s no surprise that Thanksgiving is the most food-centric day in the United States, with...

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Dr. Francis Collins of the National Institutes of Health Gives Updates on COVID-19 Vaccinations for Children and COVID-19 Testing

AUDIO: Dr. Francis S. Collins, Director of the National Institutes of Health
Dr. Francis Collins of the National Institutes of Health Gives Updates on COVID-19 Vaccinations for Children and COVID-19 Testing Dr. Francis S. Collins, Director of the National Institutes of Health, discusses vaccines for children ages...

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New Research on Continued Use of Online Learning and Concern for Student Privacy

AUDIO: Elizabeth Laird, Director, Equity in Civic Technology, Center for Democracy and Technology
(Washington, D.C., Monday, November 15, 2021) – Education technology continues to occupy a large, evolving role in K-12 instruction even as schools make steps toward leaving the pandemic behind. Many technologies adopted to accommodate remote...

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FDA and CDC Authorize COVID-19 Vaccine for Children – What Parents and Guardians Need to Know

Dr. Ada Stewart, Immediate Past President of the American Academy of Family Physicians

(Washington, DC, Wednesday, November 10, 2021) – The FDA and CDC have granted Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 5-11. With this decision, the vaccine will now be available…

CDC’s New Education Campaigns Aim to Prevent Drug Overdoses

AUDIO: Christopher M. Jones, PharmD, DrPH, MPH, acting director of CDC’s National Center for Injury Prevention and Control
(Atlanta, GA, Wednesday, November 10, 2021) – Drug overdoses have claimed nearly 900,000 lives in the United States over the past 20 years, and recent studies show that drug overdose deaths have accelerated during the COVID-19...

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Members of Congress Should Co-Sponsor and Publicly Support the Environmental Justice for All Act (S. 872/H.R. 2021)

Thursday, October 28, 2021 Dear PSA Director, The 2021 UN Climate Change Conference, Oct. 31-Nov. 12, is meeting amid the  worsening impacts of climate change  especially on people  who are least able to adapt to...

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