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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 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, ...
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 breaks with major U.S. medical groups in review of pediatric gender care
The Department of Health and Human Services released a review on Thursday that found that the quality of evidence regarding ...
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 ...
Gender dysphoria treatments pose ‘significant risks’ to kids and teens, HHS report reveals
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on Thursday released a comprehensive review of best practices for ...
HHS to require placebo testing of ‘all new vaccines,’ raising questions about approval of updated Covid-19 shots
The US Department of Health and Human Services said it will require that all new vaccines be tested in placebo-controlled ...
New HHS Report Urges “Exploratory Therapy” for Transgender Youth
"Despite the report’s claims, this is the same harmful practice of conversion therapy, just using friendlier language." ...
RFK Jr.'s HHS releases controversial report on gender-affirming care. Here's what it says.
In the review, unnamed authors determined there's a lack of evidence supporting certain medical interventions, breaking with ...
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HHS unveils $500M universal vaccine initiative, calls Biden-era COVID vax accelerator 'wasteful'
The U.S. government is putting down $500 million toward the development of a “universal” vaccine—a shot designed to protect ...
Youth gender transition care criticized in HHS report that conceals authors
Gender transition care for transgender children and teens lacks evidence of benefits and poses risks, according to a new ...
Kennedy planning $20 million HHS ‘Take Back Your Health' ad campaign
The four-year initiative comes amid sweeping budget cuts that could include eliminating 10,000 jobs and several divisions of ...