News and reports from the Department of Health and Human Services.

The Health Resources and Services Administration awarded more than $147 million to 49 recipients to help reduce new human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections in the U. S. by at least 90% by 2030.

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has launched a $140 million effort aimed at investigating genetic variations in normal human cells.

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra highlighted the work of nurses, who make up the largest part of the healthcare workforce, in a news release commemorating National Nurses Week.

Researchers at the Vaccine Research Center (VRC) of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) have started signing up people to volunteer for an experimental universal influenza vaccine called H1ssF-3928 mRNA-LNP.

A study by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has found adults with obstructive sleep apnea were more likely to experience long-term COVID symptoms after catching the virus.

Two federal agencies have reached an interim resolution agreement with the Alabama Department of Public Health and a county health department in a nearly two-year environmental-justice investigation.

Initiatives to increase access to mental-health resources and support were introduced at the recent HHS Mental Health Summit.

When it comes to the cost of prescription drugs in America, almost everyone agrees that prices are high. What they don’t agree on is why, and a three-hour congressional hearing did little to definitively answer that question.

Loneliness and social isolation have become such a public health crisis in the United States that the nation's top doctor has issued a national strategy to address the "epidemic."

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has named the 15 winners of the first phase of a competition to find innovative ways to lower Black women's exposure to harmful chemicals.

The Department of Health and Human Services announced that, in violation of the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA), the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that there are two investigations into hospitals that did not provide a person experiencing an emergency medical condition with proper stabilization care.

The Department of Veteran Affairs announced that it will be improving the Electronic Health Record, and in turn, deployments of the EHR will be put on hold.

The National Institute of Health released a study where researchers found the “Eat, Sleep, Console” (ESC) is more effective than the Finnegan Neonatal Abstinence Scoring Tool (FNAST) in assessing and managing newborns with a history of opioid exposure.

Studies funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) have found that states with more robust social safety nets have reduced socioeconomic gaps in young children’s brain development and mental health, the National Institute of Health said in a recent report.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is working to bolster support and resources for health sector resilience and emissions reduction through its Office of Climate Change and Health Equity.