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Attorney General Bird Announces $37.8 Million Opioid Settlement from Purdue Pharma

Attorney General Bird Announces $37.8 Million Opioid Settlement from Purdue Pharma

DES MOINES -- Attorney General Brenna Bird today announced that Iowa has agreed to sign on to a $7.4 billion settlement with Purdue Pharma and its owners, the Sackler family. The settlement would resolve litigation against Purdue and the Sacklers...

Washington state will receive up to $105.6 million from national settlement with Purdue Pharma

Washington state will receive up to $105.6 million from national settlement with Purdue Pharma

SEATTLE – Attorney General Nick Brown today announced that all 55 attorneys general, representing all eligible states and U.S. territories, agreed to sign on to a $7.4 billion settlement with Purdue Pharma and its owners, the Sackler family. This...

Attorney General James Announces Every State Has Joined $7.4 Billion Settlement with Purdue Pharma and the Sackler Family

Attorney General James Announces Every State Has Joined $7.4 Billion Settlement with Purdue Pharma and the Sackler Family

NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James today announced that 55 attorneys general, representing all eligible states and U.S. territories, agreed to a $7.4 billion settlement in principle with Purdue Pharma and its owners, the Sackler...

Attorney General Jackley Announces South Dakota to Receive $10.1 Million As Part of $7.4 Billion Settlement with Purdue Pharma

Attorney General Jackley Announces South Dakota to Receive $10.1 Million As Part of $7.4 Billion Settlement with Purdue Pharma

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Monday, June 16, 2025 Contact: Tony Mangan, Communications Director, 605-773-6878 PIERRE, S.D. – South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that South Dakota is expected to receive an estimated $10.1 million as...

Plant Medicine Track at Psychedelic Science 2025 Spotlights Ancestral Wisdom, Indigenous Sovereignty, and Being in Right Relationship

Plant Medicine Track at Psychedelic Science 2025 Spotlights Ancestral Wisdom, Indigenous Sovereignty, and Being in Right Relationship

• From Peyote conservation to Religious Freedom, the Plant Medicine Track honors ancestral traditions, uplifts Indigenous leadership, and promotes ethical and reciprocal relationships with the stewards of these sacred medicines. • Featuring voices...

Repeat: Treatment.com AI Announces New Medical Education Suite to Enhance Clinical Skills Training Through AI-Simulated Patients

Repeat: Treatment.com AI Announces New Medical Education Suite to Enhance Clinical Skills Training Through AI-Simulated Patients

Updated AI-powered OSCE platform launched to enhance medical education delivery and evaluation. Successfully deployed at University of Minnesota with 240 students and potential of ~40% cost savings. Features AI-simulated patients and real-time...

Treatment.com AI Announces New Medical Education Suite to Enhance Clinical Skills Training Through AI-Simulated Patients

Treatment.com AI Announces New Medical Education Suite to Enhance Clinical Skills Training Through AI-Simulated Patients

Updated AI-powered OSCE platform launched to enhance medical education delivery and evaluation. Successfully deployed at University of Minnesota with 240 students and potential of ~40% cost savings. Features AI-simulated patients and real-time...

Nurse Practitioner Convicted of Prescribing Drugs Without a Medical Purpose

Nurse Practitioner Convicted of Prescribing Drugs Without a Medical Purpose

June 9, 2025 (Anchorage, AK) – On June 6, following a multi-week trial, an Anchorage jury found 57-year-old Kris Rhodes Kile guilty of 10 counts of felony Second-Degree Misconduct Involving a Controlled Substance and 2 counts of Third-Degree...

Cama’i Community Health Center Shares Practical Nutrition Tips for Rural Alaska Residents

Cama’i Community Health Center Shares Practical Nutrition Tips for Rural Alaska Residents

NAKNEK, AK, UNITED STATES, May 27, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Cama’i Community Health Center has released a new blog titled “Nutrition in Rural Alaska: Practical Tips for Balanced Nutrition,” offering residents in remote communities practical...

AHA video highlights Medicaid’s importance for children 

AHA video highlights Medicaid’s importance for children 

The latest video in the AHA’s series “Medicaid: Real Lives, Real Care” features Becky Pletzer, a licensed clinical social worker from Alaska, explaining why it is important to protect Medicaid for children who rely on it, such as her son, and why...

The Ensign Group, Inc. Announces Retirement of Its Executive Chairman

The Ensign Group, Inc. Announces Retirement of Its Executive Chairman

SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, Calif., June 20, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Ensign Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: ENSG or “Ensign”), the parent company of the Ensign™ group of companies, which invest in and provide skilled nursing and senior living services,...

55 Attorneys General Sign On to $7.4 Billion Purdue Settlement

55 Attorneys General Sign On to $7.4 Billion Purdue Settlement

Alaska may receive up to $12.2 million June 16, 2025 (Anchorage, AK) – Alaska Attorney General Treg Taylor today announced that all 55 attorneys general, representing all eligible states and U.S. territories, agreed to sign on to a $7.4 billion...

The Ensign Group, Inc. Declares Quarterly Dividend of $0.0625 Per Share

The Ensign Group, Inc. Declares Quarterly Dividend of $0.0625 Per Share

SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, Calif., June 19, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Ensign Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: ENSG), the parent company of the Ensign™ group of companies, which invest in and provide skilled nursing and senior living services, physical,...

Anker SOLIX Joins Military Makeover to Support  Air Force Veteran with Home Energy Upgrade

Anker SOLIX Joins Military Makeover to Support Air Force Veteran with Home Energy Upgrade

BELLEVUE, Wash., June 20, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Anker SOLIX, a global leader in power delivery and storage solutions, recently partnered with the television series Military Makeover with Montel® to provide critical home backup power for a...

Eyenovia Announces $50 Million Investment to Launch a Hyperliquid (HYPE token) Cryptocurrency Treasury Reserve Strategy

Eyenovia Announces $50 Million Investment to Launch a Hyperliquid (HYPE token) Cryptocurrency Treasury Reserve Strategy

Announces private placement EYEN to become first U.S.-based publicly listed company to hold HYPE in its treasury Hyunsu Jung appointed Chief Investment Officer and Board Member LAGUNA HILLS, Calif., June 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Eyenovia, Inc....

Joe Bonamassa Unleashes High-Energy New Single 'Trigger Finger'

Joe Bonamassa Unleashes High-Energy New Single 'Trigger Finger'

Fourth Preview from Upcoming Album Breakthrough, Out July 18 via J&R Adventures LOS ANGELES, FL, UNITED STATES, June 20, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Blues-rock icon Joe Bonamassa returns today with the release of “Trigger Finger,” the latest...

Attorney General Bonta Signs On to $7.4 Billion Purdue Settlement

Attorney General Bonta Signs On to $7.4 Billion Purdue Settlement

California will receive up to $440 million OAKLAND – Attorney General Bonta today announced that 55 attorneys general, representing all eligible states and U.S. territories, agreed to sign on to a $7.4 billion settlement with Purdue Pharma L.P....

55 Attorneys General Sign on to $7.4 Billion Purdue Settlement

55 Attorneys General Sign on to $7.4 Billion Purdue Settlement

Lincoln - Attorney General Hilgers today announced that all 55 attorneys general, representing all eligible states and U.S. territories, agreed to sign on to a $7.4 billion settlement with Purdue Pharma and its owners, the Sackler family. The...

NOVAGOLD Releases 2024 Sustainability Report

NOVAGOLD Releases 2024 Sustainability Report

Providing a thorough overview of NOVAGOLD’s environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance, highlighting strong health and safety record, ongoing commitment to environmental responsibility, ongoing community investments, extensive...

NexGold Infill Drilling Intersects 1.60 g/t Gold Over 36.80 Metres at the Goldboro Gold Project

NexGold Infill Drilling Intersects 1.60 g/t Gold Over 36.80 Metres at the Goldboro Gold Project

TORONTO, June 19, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NexGold Mining Corp. (TSXV: NEXG; OTCQX: NXGCF) (“NexGold” or the “Company”) is pleased to provide an update on its ongoing 25,000-metre diamond drill program initially announced on January 22, 2025 at...

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