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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, ...
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 ...
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 ...
Youth gender transition care criticized in HHS report that conceals authors
LGBTQ+ advocates, researchers and some medical experts say the review is poor research, designed to advance an agenda to ...
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." ...
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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 ...
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 ...
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HHS publishes systemic review undercutting gender-affirming care, criticizing medical associations
The Department of Health and Human Services released a review of youth gender dysphoria research bolstering the ...
RFK Jr. will require shift in how new vaccines are tested, HHS says
The potential change outlined in a statement would require all new vaccines to undergo placebo testing, sparking concerns ...
Trump’s HHS casts doubt on evidence supporting gender-affirming care for youth
The Trump administration questioned the evidence supporting gender-affirming health care for youth in a lengthy review ...
HHS switches gears: Cybersecurity out, DEI bans in
A federal civil rights office inside HHS has shifted its focus from investigating cybersecurity breaches and protecting ...