President Trump Signs Healthcare Executive Orders

One of the goals is to protect sick people from surprise medical bills.  President Donald Trump unveiled a series of executive orders on Friday aimed at protecting those…

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President Trump Signs Drug Price Executive Order

Requires American companies to match international prices. On Sunday, President Trump continued progress toward his campaign promise of lowering drug prices in America by signing a new executive…

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States and Tribes Receive $1.5 Billion to Combat Opioid Crisis

HHS makes first disbursement in two reponse programs. Last week, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services began…

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Convalescent Plasma for COVID-19 Approved by FDA

Operation Warp Speed credited with the accelerated timeline. President Trump announced during a press conference Sunday evening that the FDA has granted an emergency use authorization for convalescent…

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HHS Secretary Holds China Responsible for COVID-19 Spread

American withdrawl from WHO continues. While on a trip to Taiwan to discuss the global response to the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex…

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U.S. Health Secretary Praises Taiwan on Visit

Island nation has succeeded in approach to coronavirus. U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar is in Taiwan on the highest-level visit to that nation by a…

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Secretary Azar Leading Delegation to Taiwan

The move is opposed by Beijing. Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar will travel to Taiwan in the next few days to discuss the global response to…

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Operation Warp Speed Gets Financial Boost

Vaccine developers given federal “shot in the arm.” Novavax, a biotechnology company based in Maryland, has been awarded $1.6 billion to aid them in developing, producing, and distributing…

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COVID-19 Fatalities Continue to Decline

HHS evaluating renewal of national health emergency. According to mortality data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, deaths attributable to pneumonia, influenza, or COVID-19 have decreased…

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Virus Death Rates at Lowest Level, Secretary Reports

Hospitalizations also at lowest level in two months. Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar said the number of people seeking treatment and dying from COVID-19 is at…

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