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Xavier Becerra, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services secretary, recently praised the establishment of the Office of Long COVID Research and Practice, which will lead the Long COVID coordination and response across the federal government.
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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services through its Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration announced grant awards totaling up to $47.8 million to combat various aspects of substance misuse and the overdose epidemic.
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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced the Guiding an Improved Dementia Experience (GUIDE) Model through the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), aiming to improve the quality of life for people living with dementia, reduce caregiver strain and support aging in homes and communities.
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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, through Indian Health Service (IHS), has awarded $2.5 million to support the development of produce prescription programs in Tribal communities, aiming to reduce food insecurity and improve health outcomes among American Indian and Alaska Native people.
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The Functional Government Initiative (FGI) recently praised the Biden Administration for halting US funding to the Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV). In a press release from July 26, FGI referenced a Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) memo and said they hope the suspension will lead to ultimately shutting down funding from the US government to the Wuhan lab.
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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, through the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, announced the Guiding an Improved Dementia Experience (GUIDE) Model, which aims to enhance the quality of life for people with dementia, support unpaid caregivers and enable people to remain in their homes and communities through care coordination and management, caregiver education and respite services.
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Last week, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced the United States Public Health Service (USPHS) Commissioned Corps' first official mascot.
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Last week, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health, issued a press release announcing it has awarded five projects to research Post-treatment Lyme Disease Syndrome (PTLDS), which is a collection of lingering symptoms after standard Lyme disease treatment.
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Last week, The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute revealed that a National Institute of Health-supported study found that statins, a class of cholesterol-lowering medications, may reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease in people living with HIV by more than a third, potentially preventing one in five major cardiovascular events or premature deaths in this population.
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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently issued warnings to hospital systems and telehealth providers today about the privacy and security risks associated with online tracking technologies.
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently approved proposals from California and Kentucky to establish community-based mobile crisis intervention teams to provide Medicaid crisis services.
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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), awarded nearly $11 million to 15 awardees to establish new residency programs in rural communities and strengthen the health workforce.
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The White House Initiative on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders, along with the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration and the Department of Health and Human Services, hosted a summit July 20 focused on improving equity and access to behavioral health care for Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander communities.
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The Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services and the Treasury proposed rules to ensure equal access to mental health and substance use disorder care as medical treatments.
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Around 130 hospital systems and telehealth providers received a cautionary letter from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Federal Trade Commission, highlighting concerns about the privacy and security risks related to the incorporation of online tracking technologies into their websites or mobile apps.
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The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has announced five grant awards totaling $47.2 million to combat substance abuse and the national overdose epidemic.
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The team of Megan Meacham, Allison Hutchings and Sarah O’Donnell from the HRSA Federal Office of Rural Health Policy has been awarded the 2023 Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medals People's Choice Award for establishing the HRSA Rural Communities Opioid Response Program.
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Nationwide, the FTC and HHS have issued warnings to hospital systems and telehealth providers concerning the privacy and security risks posed by online tracking technologies.
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Iowa recently passed a consequential bill to regulate abortion, implementing a fetal heartbeat ban.
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will launch the Bridge Access Program for COVID-19 vaccines this fall, offering continued access to free COVID-19 vaccinations to uninsured or under-insured adults.