State governors receive a letter from the secretaries of education and health on school gun safety and support. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona and Secretary of Health and…
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FDA Releases Guidelines on Safeguarding Tattoo Ink from Microbes
The guidance is open to public comment for 90 days. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released preliminary guidelines to help tattoo ink manufacturers and distributors…
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HHS Opens Funding for Pediatric Recruitment Program
Secretary Becerra announces grants that will address health professional shortages in the United States. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently launched a new grant for…
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Medicare Trustees Predict Fund Exhausted by 2031
The president’s proposed budget would protect it, HHS Secretary says The Hospital Trustee Fund, which pays for patient care and hospital stays for senior citizens, will be exhausted…
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Secretary Becerra Swears In New Family Commissioner
Rebecca Jones Gaston is set to manage children, youth, and families for HHS. Secretary Xavier Becerra swore in Rebecca Jones Gaston to leadership in the Department of Health…
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Religious Discrimination Policy Enhancements Proposed
Federal health officials post a rulemaking notice to restore conscience complaint process. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking last…
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HHS Increases Stockpile of Flu Antiviral Tamiflu
Officials hope to reduce the strain on healthcare facilities this winter. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) made additional rounds of Tamiflu available to regional healthcare…
Read MoreHHS Celebrates Progress of Overdose Prevention Strategy
Access to anti-addiction and anti-overdose drugs has improved a year into the program. Secretary Xavier Becerra marked the one-year anniversary of the Department of Health and Human Services’…
Read MoreOver Half the States Expand Children’s Health Coverage
Georgia and Pennsylvania are the 24th and 25th states to have programs approved by HHS. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced last week that Georgia…
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White House Hosts Conference on Hunger
Group will identify nutrition problems and make recommendations. On Wednesday, President Biden’s administration hosted a conference on hunger, nutrition, and health. Only the second time the conference has…
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