The department continues targeting the sale of illicit flavored e-cigarettes. The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the seizure of 2.1 million illegal flavored e-cigarettes from five distributors and…
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HHS Secretary Announces $45 Million to State Opioid Response Program
The department will distribute funding to states for safe housing for recovering youth The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has allocated over $45 million into its…
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HHS Decertifies University of Miami’s Organ Procurement Organization
The organ recovery agency was found to have unsafe practices, was understaffed, and had poor training and paperwork errors. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is…
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HHS Invests $15 Million into Domestic Violence Hotline for Native Americans
The department allocated grant funding to the nonprofit StrongHearts. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) awarded a 5-year $15 million grant for the National Indigenous Domestic…
Read MoreHHS Secretary Hosts Long COVID Roundtables
Secretary Kennedy convened meeting of patients, experts, and legislators to discuss care, research, and national response. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. recently led…
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Vaccine Advisory Committee Raises Age Recommendation for MMRV Vaccine
The panel opts for separating the chicken pox vaccination to reduce possible seizures in toddlers. The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), the vaccine advisory panel for the…
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MAHA Commission Announces Strategy to Address Childhood Chronic Diseases
HHS, USDA, EPA, NIH, and FDA join in multi-agency effort with more than 120 initiatives to improve children’s health nationwide. The Make America Healthy Again Commission, chaired by…
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HHS Secretary Appoints Five Members to CDC Vaccine Advisory Committee
The health secretary said, “ACIP safeguards the health of Americans by issuing objective, evidence-based vaccine recommendations.” Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. appointed five more…
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NIH to End Funding for Research Using Aborted Human Tissue
Seventeen grants, initially approved under the Biden administration, will not be renewed beyond 2026 The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the National Institutes of Health…
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HHS Seizes $86.5 Million in Illegal E-Cigarettes
Has now seized over 6 million unauthorized e-cigarettes worth over $120 million The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)…
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