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Recent News About U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
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The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), a division of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), has sent letters to 39 governors urging them to stop their states’ child welfare agencies from diverting Social Security...
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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has opened an investigation into a state health department to determine whether its licensing practices for behavioral health residential facilities and licensed...
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) has voted 8 to 3 in favor of individual-based decision-making regarding the hepatitis B vaccine for infants born to women who test negative...
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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has released its new AI Strategy, which aims to integrate artificial intelligence into agency operations, research, and public health efforts.
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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced new measures aimed at protecting parents’ rights in pediatric healthcare decisions.
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On December 2, 2025, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced the repeal of certain provisions in the Minimum Staffing Standards for Long-Term Care Facilities and Medicaid Institutional Payment Transparency Reporting Final...
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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has named Martin Kulldorff, Ph.D., as chief science officer for the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE).
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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has named five new agency leaders, with four confirmed by the Senate on October 7, 2025.
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced new measures aimed at improving care quality and increasing transparency for Medicare beneficiaries.
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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has released a peer-reviewed report titled "Treatment for Pediatric Gender Dysphoria: Review of Evidence and Best Practices," examining the risks associated with medical interventions aimed at...
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The Indian Health Service (IHS) has announced the selection of seven new projects for health care facilities through its Joint Venture Construction Program.
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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has announced a $2 million Caregiver Artificial Intelligence Prize Competition aimed at supporting the approximately one in four Americans who serve as caregivers for older adults and people...
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Richard Pazdur, M.D., has been appointed as the new director of the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), according to an announcement from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services...
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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced on November 10, 2025, that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will begin removing broad “black box” warnings from hormone replacement therapy (HRT) products used to treat...
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced a new initiative to address high prescription drug costs within Medicaid.
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All 50 states have applied to participate in the $50 billion Rural Health Transformation Program, according to an announcement from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced measures to limit the sale of unapproved ingestible fluoride prescription drug products intended for children.
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced new measures aimed at making the development of biosimilar medicines faster and less expensive.
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has named nine recipients of the new Commissioner’s National Priority Voucher (CNPV) pilot program.
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has updated its immunization schedules for adults and children, shifting to an individual-based approach for COVID-19 vaccination and recommending that toddlers receive the varicella...