WASHINGTON, March 30 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies released the following testimony by Katherine 'Kate' McLean, executive director of the Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute, dated March 10, 2026, for a March 26, 2026, hearing entitled "Advancing Permanency in Child Welfare: Leveraging Federal Funding for Adoption Programs": * * * Chairman Aderholt, Ranking Member DeLauro, and Members of the Subcommittee,   more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, March 29 [Category: BizHospital] -- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia issued the following news release: * * * Precision Medicine Breakthrough: Mavacamten Markedly Reduces Heart Obstruction in Teens with Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy * Researchers at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) reported today that adolescents with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) who took mavacamten experienced reduced obstruction, allowing blood to flow more easily from the heart.  more

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies released the following testimony by Rep. Laura Gillen, D-New York, from a March 26, 2026, hearing on fiscal 2027 appropriations: * * * Chairman Rogers, Ranking Member Meng, and Members of the Subcommittee, Thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today to highlight how we can take action together - in a bipartisan way -- to help save lives. As you craft the CJS appropriat  more