Medical Societies Support Safety and Benefits of Ultrasound Contrast Agents
May 11, 2021 The American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM) and the American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) have joined the International Contrast Ultrasound Society (ICUS) in recognizing the relatively low risk and important clinical benefits of ultrasound contrast agents (UCAs), which are used routinely around the world to help detect heart disease, stratify the risk of heart attack or stroke, identify and characterize tumors throughout the abdomen, and monitor the effectiveness of cancer therapies in adults and children.
All three medical societies issued statements reacting to a recent communication from the Food and Drug Administration “stakeholder engagement staff” citing 13 suspected adverse reactions to polyethylene glycol (PEG), an inactive ingredient in two UCAs, without mentioning that reactions to UCAs are extremely rare and the 13 cases at issue were drawn from historical da
EVANSVILLE, Ind. A proposed hike to city water and sewer bills has passed its first procedural hurdle.
The Evansville Water and Sewer Utility board voted unanimously Tuesday afternoon to file a rate increase petition with the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission.
Local water customers won t see higher bills for a while, even if the increase eventually receives the green light. The vote simply means the proposal will go before the IURC in a months-long deliberative process, which will also include more public input. EWSU Executive Director Lane Young previously said he expects a decision to be handed down in February or March of next year.
Charges against Richard Wilson, 51, of Stewart, the husband of the City of Nelsonvilleâs ex-deputy auditor, Stephanie Wilson, were dropped Monday in Athens County Common Pleas Court.
The prosecution alleges that, in addition to the large sum of money already taken by Stephanie Wilson, at least another $45,000 in fraudulent tax returns were also withdrawn, an Athens County Prosecutorâs Office media release stated.
Stephanie Wilsonâs March 8 indictment notes that she allegedly filed and processed inaccurate tax returns for her husbandâs company, Wilson Construction.
Stephanie Wilson later allegedly created fake businesses for the purpose of collecting tax returns from Nelsonville. The ex-deputy auditor then reportedly opened bank accounts to deposit checks written by the city to these businesses, and then she closed the accounts.
As Mother s Day draws near, the thoughts of many turn to our own mothers, grandmothers and those who ve even served as a motherly role model in our lives.
Every year, a special storytelling production titled Listen to your Mother puts the spotlight on motherhood in all its glory, heartbreak, humorous moments and more.
Giovanni Taliaferro, the Director of Memorabilia Design for Hard Rock International, gave a guided tour of music memorabilia tied to the Jackson family on Wednesday.
This coming weekend, on May 8, the day before Mother s Day, the cast of Listen to your Mother will take the stage at 7 p.m. in Hobart to tell their tales of motherhood. The presentations will be a mixture of humor, heartbreak, serious and witty stories, monologues, poems and other creative works.
Teachers at a secondary school in Greenwich have gone on strike in defence of a psychology teacher who faces being sacked after speaking out over the alleged improper use of Covid tests. Kirstie Paton, a teacher at the John Roan School for 20 years, is facing dismissal at a disciplinary hearing today (April 30) after speaking out about health and safety at the school. So a number of teachers and union reps have walked out on the eve of the teacher s disciplinary hearing, and have threated further strikes if the employer goes ahead with their threat to dismiss her. The NEU has led calls to strike in defence of Kirstie, who is a NEU co-representative at the Greenwich school, and say that they have been left with no choice but to defend their rep.