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HHS halts work at high-risk infectious disease lab following repeated safety violations
HHS implemented a pause on research of deadly infectious diseases at one of the nation's most highly secure research labs, ...
HHS touts universal flu, coronavirus vaccine initiative while casting doubt on future of seasonal Covid-19 shots
The US Department of Health and Human Services said Thursday that it aims to accomplish within four years a scientific feat ...
List of child welfare research grants marked for termination in mistaken HHS email
An employee of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services sent an email Wednesday that mistakenly included plans to ...
HHS redirects $500 million to Trump appointee's vaccine project, bypassing reviews
The Department of Health and Human Services said it is redirecting funding from what it calls a wasteful Biden-era project on ...
HHS breaks with major U.S. medical groups in review of pediatric gender care
The Department of Health and Human Services released a review on Thursday that found that the quality of evidence regarding ...
HHS to require placebo testing of ‘all new vaccines,’ raising questions about approval of updated Covid-19 shots
The US Department of Health and Human Services said it will require that all new vaccines be tested in placebo-controlled ...
How would Head Start’s elimination impact Texas children and families?
Over 65,000 children in Texas could lose access to child care under a White House proposal to eliminate federal funding for ...
HHS firings, questioning safety of vaccines: How the Trump administration may be 'attacking' science
Doctors and public health specialists say they view the administration's actions, such as firings or questioning established research, as an "attack" on science.