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Media Tip Sheet: Medical Legal Partnerships Can Protect Against Elder Abuse

About 1 in 10 people over the age of 60 have experienced some form of elder abuse, according to the National Center on Elder Abuse. Elder abuse is any intentional or negligent act by a caregiver or a...

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New Research: Convenient At-Home Test Identifies At-Risk Individuals with Inadequate Immunity to COVID-19

By late in the pandemic more than 96% of individuals in the U.S. ages 16 and older had COVID-19 antibodies from infection or vaccination. However, immunity from the virus tends to wane over time....

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Media Tip Sheet: Surgeon General Wants Social Media Warning Label

In an op-ed published in The New York Times, U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy called on Congress to require a social media warning label. This would be similar to those of tobacco and alcohol...

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Media Tip Sheet: SCOTUS Expected to Rule Soon on Case that Could Upend Capitol Riot Charges

The Supreme Court is now in its final weeks with almost two dozen cases still undecided.

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Media Tip Sheet: Biden Campaign Launches Ad Centering Trump’s Convictions

The Biden campaign released a new ad highlighting former President Donald Trump's 34 felony convictions and other legal troubles.

Juneteenth

Media Tip Sheet: Commemorating Juneteenth

Juneteenth dates back to June 19, 1865, when slaves in Galveston, Texas were given the news that they were freed by President Abraham Lincoln, more than two years after President Lincoln signed the...

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Media Tip Sheet: Maryland Governor to Pardon 175,000 Marijuana Convictions

Maryland Governor Wes Moore is pardoning 175,000 marijuana convictions. This is one of the nation’s most sweeping acts of clemency involving the drug and its recreational use.

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Media Tip Sheet: COVID/Flu Experimental Vaccine Receives Positive Results in Trial

A vaccine that could offer protection against COVID-19 and the flu has received positive results during trials.

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Media Tip Sheet: G7 Summit in Italy Underway

There are a number of big items on the agenda, including negotiations over how to finance an aid package for Ukraine that entails using the interest from frozen Russian financial assets.

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Media Tip Sheet: US Supreme Court Will Not Restrict Access to Abortion Pill

The Supreme Court has rejected a challenge to the abortion pill mifespristone. The drug, which was used in nearly two -thirds of all abortions in the U.S. last year will remain widely available.