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Robert F Kennedy Jr, Anti-Vaccine Activist Who Is Now US Health Secretary
President-elect Donald Trump has appointed Robert F Kennedy Jr, an environmental advocate and vaccine sceptic, to lead the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
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China Lab Mapped COVID-19 2 Weeks Before Beijing Acknowledged: Report
Recent documents obtained from the US Department of Health and Human Services indicate that a Chinese virologist had isolated and mapped the structure of COVID-19 at least two weeks before Beijing officially acknowledged the virus.
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Johnson & Johnson, US Government Expand Pact For Next Phase Of Covid Vaccine
Johnson & Johnson and the US Department of Health and Human Services have expanded an agreement to support the next phase of COVID-19 vaccine candidate research and development, the company said on Saturday.
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US Hospitals Turn Down Remdesivir, Limit Use To Sickest COVID-19 Patients
U.S. hospitals have turned down about a third of their allocated supplies of the COVID-19 drug remdesivir since July as need for the costly antiviral wanes, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) confirmed on Friday.
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US Health Department Hit by Cyber-Attack Amid Coronavirus
The US Department of Health and Human Services, a key part of the federal response to the fast-spreading coronavirus outbreak, was hit by an unspecified "cyber incident" on Sunday, officials said on Monday.
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Cyberattack Hits US Health Department Amid Coronavirus: Report
The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), a key part of the federal response to the fast-spreading coronavirus outbreak, was hit by a cyberattack on Sunday night, prompting a response from the National Security Council (NSC), Bloomberg said on Monday.
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Bill Gates Calls On US To Lead Fight Against A Pandemic That Could Kill 33 Million
Bill Gates says the White House and Congress have failed to lead the nation and the world in preparing for the "significant probability of a large and lethal modern-day pandemic occurring in our lifetimes."
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Donald Trump Administration Sued Over Detention Of Immigrant Children
A New York civil rights group on Tuesday sued Trump administration officials over what it called prolonged detention of immigrant children, blaming recent shifts in U.S. government policy for keeping children locked up without cause.
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US Health Secretary To Reimburse Government For Private Jet Use Totaling $400,000
President Donald Trump's health secretary, seeking to tamp down a broadening scandal over his use of costly private jets for government travel, said Thursday he would reimburse federal coffers for the expenses.
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Mobile Tower Radiation Has No Adverse Impact On Human Health: Minister Manoj Sinha
Allaying fears about mobile tower radiation, Communications Minister Manoj Sinha on Tuesday said India has 10 times stricter norms than global standards and observed that more towers are needed to have better connectivity.
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Surgeon General Is Removed By Trump Administration, Replaced By Deputy For Now
U.S. Surgeon General Vivek H. Murthy has been removed by the Trump administration and replaced temporarily by his deputy, Rear Adm. Sylvia Trent-Adams.
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Trump Administration Asks Indian-American Surgeon General To Step Down
Indian-American Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, appointed by the previous Obama regime, has been asked to step down by the Trump administration to put its own leadership in place.
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Why Do Autoimmune Diseases Affect Women More Often Than Men
Autoimmune diseases afflict 23.5 million Americans, according to the Department of Health and Human Services, although the American Autoimmune Related Diseases Association estimates the number at more than twice that.
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Sanofi Gets $43 Million US Funding To Spur Zika Vaccine Development
Sanofi SA said on Monday the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) approved $43.18 million in funding to accelerate the development of a Zika vaccine, as efforts to prevent the infection gather momentum.
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US Ships Safe Blood To Zika-Hit Puerto Rico
The US Department of Health and Human Services said it was arranging and funding shipments of blood products to Puerto Rico to ensure an adequate supply of safe blood as the US territory struggles with an outbreak of the mosquito-borne Zika virus.
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Robert F Kennedy Jr, Anti-Vaccine Activist Who Is Now US Health Secretary
President-elect Donald Trump has appointed Robert F Kennedy Jr, an environmental advocate and vaccine sceptic, to lead the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
-
China Lab Mapped COVID-19 2 Weeks Before Beijing Acknowledged: Report
Recent documents obtained from the US Department of Health and Human Services indicate that a Chinese virologist had isolated and mapped the structure of COVID-19 at least two weeks before Beijing officially acknowledged the virus.
-
Johnson & Johnson, US Government Expand Pact For Next Phase Of Covid Vaccine
Johnson & Johnson and the US Department of Health and Human Services have expanded an agreement to support the next phase of COVID-19 vaccine candidate research and development, the company said on Saturday.
-
US Hospitals Turn Down Remdesivir, Limit Use To Sickest COVID-19 Patients
U.S. hospitals have turned down about a third of their allocated supplies of the COVID-19 drug remdesivir since July as need for the costly antiviral wanes, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) confirmed on Friday.
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US Health Department Hit by Cyber-Attack Amid Coronavirus
The US Department of Health and Human Services, a key part of the federal response to the fast-spreading coronavirus outbreak, was hit by an unspecified "cyber incident" on Sunday, officials said on Monday.
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Cyberattack Hits US Health Department Amid Coronavirus: Report
The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), a key part of the federal response to the fast-spreading coronavirus outbreak, was hit by a cyberattack on Sunday night, prompting a response from the National Security Council (NSC), Bloomberg said on Monday.
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Bill Gates Calls On US To Lead Fight Against A Pandemic That Could Kill 33 Million
Bill Gates says the White House and Congress have failed to lead the nation and the world in preparing for the "significant probability of a large and lethal modern-day pandemic occurring in our lifetimes."
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Donald Trump Administration Sued Over Detention Of Immigrant Children
A New York civil rights group on Tuesday sued Trump administration officials over what it called prolonged detention of immigrant children, blaming recent shifts in U.S. government policy for keeping children locked up without cause.
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US Health Secretary To Reimburse Government For Private Jet Use Totaling $400,000
President Donald Trump's health secretary, seeking to tamp down a broadening scandal over his use of costly private jets for government travel, said Thursday he would reimburse federal coffers for the expenses.
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Mobile Tower Radiation Has No Adverse Impact On Human Health: Minister Manoj Sinha
Allaying fears about mobile tower radiation, Communications Minister Manoj Sinha on Tuesday said India has 10 times stricter norms than global standards and observed that more towers are needed to have better connectivity.
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Surgeon General Is Removed By Trump Administration, Replaced By Deputy For Now
U.S. Surgeon General Vivek H. Murthy has been removed by the Trump administration and replaced temporarily by his deputy, Rear Adm. Sylvia Trent-Adams.
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Trump Administration Asks Indian-American Surgeon General To Step Down
Indian-American Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, appointed by the previous Obama regime, has been asked to step down by the Trump administration to put its own leadership in place.
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Why Do Autoimmune Diseases Affect Women More Often Than Men
Autoimmune diseases afflict 23.5 million Americans, according to the Department of Health and Human Services, although the American Autoimmune Related Diseases Association estimates the number at more than twice that.
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Sanofi Gets $43 Million US Funding To Spur Zika Vaccine Development
Sanofi SA said on Monday the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) approved $43.18 million in funding to accelerate the development of a Zika vaccine, as efforts to prevent the infection gather momentum.
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US Ships Safe Blood To Zika-Hit Puerto Rico
The US Department of Health and Human Services said it was arranging and funding shipments of blood products to Puerto Rico to ensure an adequate supply of safe blood as the US territory struggles with an outbreak of the mosquito-borne Zika virus.
