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HHS report critiques health care for transgender children and hides authors’ names : Shots

White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller called gender-affirming care for children “barbaric” at a press conference on Thursday.…

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World

RFK Jr.’s HHS Orders Lab Studying Deadly Infectious Diseases to Stop Research

A research facility within the US National Institutes of Health that is tasked with studying Ebola and other deadly infectious…

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Health

HHS reverses course and restores funding for Women’s Health Initiative : Shots

The Department of Health and Humans Services changed course and will continue funding for the Women’s Health Initiative. Kayla Bartkowski/Getty…

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Health

Obamacare health plan problem-solvers axed in HHS layoffs : Shots

An insurance agent talks with clients inside a shopping center in Miami, on Dec. 5, 2023. Once someone enrolls in…

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Health

Guidance on fluoride in drinking water to be reviewed, HHS says : NPR

People drink water from a water fountain in New York City on July 7, 2010. Mario Tama/Getty Images hide caption…

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Health

As measles spreads, HHS budget cuts shutter vaccine clinics : Shots

One-year-old River Jacobs is held by his mother, Caitlin Fuller, while he receives an MMR vaccine from Raynard Covarrubio, at…

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Health

HHS guts sexual violence prevention division, leaving local efforts adrift : NPR

In April, many communities hold events to raise awareness of sexual violence, such as this event in Reading, Pa., in…

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Politics

Chaotic HHS layoffs leave employees at CDC, FDA and NIH reeling : Shots

A worker wheels out the belongings of a fellow employee who was dismissed, outside of the Mary E. Switzer Federal…

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Health

HHS ordered to cut 35% of spending on contracts : Shots

The Department of Health and Human Services is facing spending as well as staffing cuts. Alex Brandon/AP hide caption toggle…

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Public records offices gutted in HHS layoffs : Shots

Among the thousands of layoffs at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services this week were many staff who…

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