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May 12 2023
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Migrant child dies in US custody, HHS confirms
The Department of Health and Human Services has confirmed the death of a migrant child in U.S. custody.
The department released a statement on Friday regarding the death of the child, but did not reveal where the child died.
"The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is deeply saddened by this tragic loss and our heart goes out to the family, with whom we are in touch
Fox News (Online News)Jun 08 2023
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HHS’ first national STI plan could face obstacles
The Biden administration on Thursday issued its new multiagency plan to address rising rates of sexually transmitted infections, but experts see possible legislative and judicial hurdles that could thwart that effort.
The plan directs five departments and 15 agencies to implement more than 200 steps by 2030, and comes as rates of the most common STIs have reached record highs for eight
Roll CallMay 14 2024
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DEA's historic move to reschedule cannabis is no panacea
May 14, 2024 - As first reported by the Associated Press, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has agreed with the earlier recommendation of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and at the urging of President Biden, has signaled its intent to move Cannabis from Schedule I to Schedule III of the Controlled Substance Act (CSA), putting it on par with ketamine, anabolic
ReutersNov 28 2022
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Is Joe Biden's HHS Implementing Mask Mandates Again?
The use of masks to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 has lingered as a talking point, particularly among conservative politicians, even as case numbers and severity of the virus have fallen from the peak of the pandemic.
Many leading Republicans have been critical of the preventative measure, including (among others) Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, who earlier this year chastised a group
NewsweekMar 18 2021
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Senate confirms Xavier Becerra to lead HHS
The Senate voted 50-49 on Thursday to confirm Xavier Becerra as secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services.
Why it matters: Becerra, the first Latino to lead the department, is now in charge of overseeing the country's response to the coronavirus pandemic while executing much of the Biden administration's health agenda.
Context: Becerra was one of President Biden's
AxiosAug 29 2013
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HHS finalizes more Obamacare policies
As part of its continued effort to solidify Affordable Care Act regulations before insurance exchanges open on October 1, the Department of Health and Human Services finalized a new rule on Wednesday clarifying how a number of issues will be handled in the new marketplaces.
CNN (Online News)May 07 2024
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Marijuana Downgrade: Three cheers for Yemen
What do backward Yemen and the developed United States have in common? An apparently insatiable urge to get stoned on a green bush. In Yemen the green bush, khat, generally is chewed. In our country the green bush, marijuana, is smoked, chewed, vaped, and applied as a cream. The effect is more or less the same: incapacity and degradation. Imagine being a fly on the wall at the recent Drug
American ThinkerJul 15 2022
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HHS orders 2.5M additional monkeypox vaccines to respond to outbreak
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced Friday that it has ordered an additional 2.5 million doses of monkeypox vaccines to respond to the escalating outbreak.
Driving the news: "Our strategy is to secure additional doses for the near-term while also making sure we have a steady supply in the weeks and months to come," HHS Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and
AxiosApr 10 2023
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HHS Secretary: 'Every Option Is on the Table' to Keep Abortion Drug Available Nationwide
Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra says the Biden administration intends to "do everything" it can to make sure the abortion-inducing drug mifepristone continues to be available to women for their "health care, especially abortion care."
"Every option is on the table," he said, when CNN's Dana Bash asked him if the Biden administration would ignore a nationwide ban on
CNSNews.comAug 29 2023
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HHS selects 10 drugs for gov’t price setting under Medicare; industry says patients will suffer
The Biden administration on Tuesday selected 10 drugs that will be part of a historic first round of price negotiation through Medicare, including the blood thinner Xarelto and Type-2 diabetes drugs Jardiance and Januvia.
Other drugs on the list treat conditions such as arthritis, heart disease, cancer and autoimmune diseases.
The announcement from the Department of Health and
Washington Times