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September 14, 2024

FDA Updates Mammogram Report Guidelines

Newswise — The Food and Drug Administration has updated mammogram report guidelines, effective today. The new rule will require mammogram reports and letters sent to patients to include an assessment of their breast density. According to the American Cancer Society, women who have dense breast tissue have a higher risk of breast cancer compared to women with less dense breast tissue. The George Washington University has experts available to comment on this new guideline. If you are interested in scheduling an interview with a GW expert please contact Katelyn Deckelbaum at [email protected]. Nancy Gaba is a professor and chair of... Read more →


Middlesex, Burlington County Clerks reach agreement to stop use of county-line ballots

BY: NIKITA BIRYUKOV - SEPTEMBER 12, 2024 The 2020 primary ballot in Monmouth County shows how Neptune Township committee candidate Kevin McMillan was placed in the sixth column, stranded in what critics of this ballot design have called “ballot Siberia.” Clerks in Middlesex and Burlington counties have reached a settlement with attorneys for Rep. Andy Kim that will stop the use of controversial county-line ballots. The agreements, which a U.S. District Court judge approved Thursday, bar the counties from preparing ballots that group candidates by any measure other an office sought, ending the two counties’ fights over the future of... Read more →