BOSTON, Massachusetts, Nov. 10 (TNSPol) -- GLBTQ Legal Advocates and Defenders issued the following news release on Nov. 9, 2021: Parents, children, children's rights advocates, attorneys, LGBTQ and other family advocates spoke out at a hearing before the Joint Committee on the Judiciary today urging swift passage of the Massachusetts Parentage Act. Karen Partanen, whose effort to secure her legal status as a parent to her two children required her to go all the way up to the MA Supreme Judici  more

LANSING, Michigan, Nov. 11 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced the following appointments to the Michigan Early Stage Venture Investment Corporation Board of Directors, Environmental Rules Review Committee, Michigan State Tax Commission, Environmental Permit Review Commission, Grand Rapids-Kent County Convention/Arena Authority Board of Directors, Library of Michigan Board of Trustees, and the Michigan Pharmacy and Therape  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Nov. 11 -- The New Hampshire Democratic Party issued the following statement: * * * New Hampshire Democratic Party Chair Ray Buckley today released the following statement responding to reports that Chris Sununu is running for re-election. "Looks like Chris Sununu realized what I've always known: Maggie Hassan has a record of delivering for New Hampshire -- and beating Republicans year after year. "Let's be clear about why he didn't run: his approval ratings are in fr  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following transcript of a news briefing on Nov. 10, 2021, by Press Secretary John F. Kirby: * * * PRESS SECRETARY JOHN F. KIRBY: OK. Good afternoon. Just a couple of things at the top. I think you saw the secretary joined the first lady today at a Joining Forces event over at the White House, and he was honored to do that. Joining Forces, as you know, does a lot of wonderful things to try to help stitch together communities with  more

LONDON, England, Nov. 11 (TNSJou) -- Queen Mary University of London issued the following news: A world-first scientific study, published today in the New England Journal of Medicine, has shown that whole genome sequencing (WGS) can uncover new diagnoses for people across the broadest range of rare diseases investigated to date and could deliver enormous benefits across the NHS. The pilot study of rare undiagnosed diseases involved analysing the genes of 4,660 people from 2,183 families - all   more

MANCHESTER, England, Nov. 11 (TNSJou) -- The University of Manchester issued the following news release on Nov. 10, 2021: * * * * Whole genome sequencing proved to be a better way to diagnose rare diseases than usual genomic testing methods * Whole genome sequencing led to new rare disease diagnoses for NHS patients in some cases ending decades-long diagnostic odysseys * Study represents significant step towards the goal of precision medicine - a transition that will have huge impact across   more