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Apr 19 2022
News
U.S. to scrap 'conscience' rule for healthcare workers, Politico reports
President Joe Biden’s administration plans to rescind a rule devised under his predecessor Donald Trump that was intended to make it easier for healthcare providers including doctors and nurses to avoid performing abortions or other medical services on religious or moral grounds, Politico reported on Tuesday.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) in 2018 unveiled what
Reuters
Jul 08 2022
News
Biden to Sign Order Stepping Up Efforts to Protect Access to Abortion, Contraception
President Biden is expected to sign an executive order directing agencies to take steps to protect access to reproductive healthcare and the privacy of patients seeking those services, following the Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade.
Friday’s order is expected to direct Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra to submit a report within 30 days on additional
Wall Street Journal (News)
Aug 05 2022
News
Report: Biden WH Apprehends Nearly 250K Unaccompanied Child Migrants
The Biden administration has apprehended 243,850 unaccompanied immigrant children for entering the country illegally since February 2021, Breitbart reported on Friday.
Over that period, an average of 350 unaccompanied migrant minors have been apprehended daily by U.S. Customs and Border Protection and sent to the Department of Health and Human Services. In 2021, CBP transferred more
Newsmax (News)
Aug 16 2022
News
FDA to allow select hearing aids to be sold over the counter
Hearing aids will soon be available for purchase over the counter at a local pharmacy or drugstore.
The Food and Drug Administration finalized a ruling that will allow select hearing aids to be sold at stores or online retailers without a prescription or a medical exam at a lower cost.
"For many Americans who suffer from hearing loss, safe and effective and high quality hearing
Washington Examiner
Nov 21 2022
News
Biden administration continues to dodge calls from pediatric doctors to declare RSV outbreak a national health emergency
As the outbreak of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) continues to strain pediatric hospital beds across the country, the Biden administration continues to dodge calls from the medical community to declare the outbreak a national health emergency that would provide them with additional resources to battle the outbreak similar to those that were provided during the early days of the COVID-19
The Blaze
Aug 04 2022
News
Biden administration declares monkeypox a public health emergency
Amid growing calls from health officials across the country, the Biden administration declared the current monkeypox outbreak to be a public health emergency in the U.S. on Thursday afternoon.
The declaration, which was made by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, comes a little less than two weeks after the World Health Organization designated the outbreak an emergency of
ABC News (Online)
Mar 31 2022
News
Biden administration endorses transgender youth sex-change operations, 'top surgery,' hormone therapy
President Biden's administration has released a series of documents encouraging gender-reassignment surgery and hormone treatments for minors.
The Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Population Affairs released a document Thursday titled "Gender Affirming Care and Young People." The same day, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's National Child
Fox News (Online News)
Feb 17 2022
Fact Check
Biden Initiative Funds Drug Overdose Prevention, Not ‘Crack Pipes’
The Department of Health and Human Services launched a $30 million grant program in December to help “address the nation’s substance use and overdose epidemic” by reducing the dangers related to drug use. The program doesn’t provide funding for crack pipes, contrary to partisan claims fueled by a flawed assumption.
The Harm Reduction Grant Program will allow the Substance Abuse and
FactCheck.org
Apr 19 2022
News
Biden admin to rescind Trump ‘conscience’ rule for health workers
The Biden administration is preparing to scrap a Trump-era rule that allows medical workers to refuse to provide services that conflict with their religious or moral beliefs, three people familiar with the deliberations told POLITICO.
A spokesperson for the Department of Health and Human Services confirmed that the policy change is underway, saying: “HHS has made clear through the
Politico
Feb 27 2023
Perspectives Blog
Misinformation Watch: Did COVID-19 Leak From a Chinese Lab?
Three years after the COVID-19 pandemic began, questions and debate over its origins continue.
In particular, the theory that COVID-19 began with a leak from a Chinese laboratory has been one of the most controversial political narratives of the past several years.
What Left-Rated Media Does Highlight lack of evidence for lab leak theory Frame animal-to-human Henry A. Brechter