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Newswise: How the COVID-19 Pandemic Intensified the Ongoing Opioid Crisis
Released: 17-Mar-2023 9:00 AM EDT
How the COVID-19 Pandemic Intensified the Ongoing Opioid Crisis
California State University, Fullerton

Anthony DiStefano, professor of public health at Cal State Fullerton, believes that the sudden social isolation that occurred during the COVID-19 pandemic had an influence on mental health and drug overdose deaths.

Newswise: Finance expert explains what the Silicon Valley Bank collapse means for the banking sector
Released: 17-Mar-2023 2:00 AM EDT
Finance expert explains what the Silicon Valley Bank collapse means for the banking sector
Virginia Tech

The rapid collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, the second-largest bank failure in U.S. history, has caused ongoing worries about the stability of the nation’s banking system even as federal authorities step in to manage the crisis. Further anxieties arose with the federal takeover of cryptocurrency-focused Signature Bank — the third largest bank failure in U.

Released: 15-Mar-2023 2:55 PM EDT
March 17 World Sleep Day: Are You Getting Enough Sleep? Probably Not
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

March 17 marks World Sleep Day, an annual call to action from the World Sleep Society to spread awareness of the need to get sufficient sleep to stay healthy.

Released: 14-Mar-2023 8:05 PM EDT
Court battles will ensue following approval of oil drilling project
University of Miami

The Biden administration has greenlighted ConocoPhillips’ controversial Willow oil drilling project in Alaska. But environmental groups will mount legal challenges to stop it, said University of Miami environmental legal expert Jessica Owley.

Newswise: Social media experts explains why Congress set the stage for a TikTok ban
Released: 13-Mar-2023 5:30 PM EDT
Social media experts explains why Congress set the stage for a TikTok ban
Virginia Tech

TikTok, the world’s fastest-growing social media app, used by two-thirds of America’s teenagers, has federal lawmakers debating its potential threat to national security with legislation introduced by a bipartisan coalition of U.S. Senators  empowering President Joe Biden to ban its use. Mike Horning, an associate professor of multimedia journalism at Virginia Tech’s School of Communication, offers his perspective about the issues with TikTok that have put government officials on edge.

 
Newswise: Raising Awareness About Colorectal Cancer
Released: 10-Mar-2023 6:25 PM EST
Raising Awareness About Colorectal Cancer
Yale Cancer Center/Smilow Cancer Hospital

With the arrival of March, Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, faculty and staff in the Department of Internal Medicine’s Section of Digestive Diseases are redoubling their efforts to spread the word about the importance of screening, especially in younger individuals and those with a family history of the disease. Colorectal cancer is the second most common cause of cancer death in the United States.



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