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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 ...
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 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, ...
Biden HHS secretary slams Trump NIH cuts: ‘It’s a demolition plan’
Secretary Xavier Becerra decried the Trump administration’s “skinny budget” request unveiled Friday, lambasting it as not a ...
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, NIH Unveil Vaccine Initiative to Protect Against Future Pandemics
By Stephanie Brown HealthDay ReporterFRIDAY, May 2, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services ...
Her daughter died at 12 of a rare disease. HHS cut the screening program that could’ve saved others
In April, the Deparment of Health and Human Services shuttered the committe that oversaw newborn screenings. Advocates hope ...
Email mistake reveals secret plans to end research on Head Start and other child safety net programs
The grant cancellations would add to deep cuts already enacted at HHS' Administration for Children and Families.