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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) this week reached a $175,000 settlement with BST & Co. CPAs, LLP, a …
HHS Reaches $175,000 Settlement With New York Accounting Firm Over HIPAA Violations Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced the revival of the Task Force on Safer Childhood Vaccines, a federal panel first created by Congress to …
HHS Reinstates Federal Task Force on Childhood Vaccine Safety Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has announced a sweeping plan to wind down its mRNA vaccine development initiatives under the Biomedical Advanced Research …
HHS to Phase Out mRNA Vaccine Projects, Redirect Funding to Broader Platforms Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a move aimed at reversing pandemic-era policies and restoring what officials describe as “medical freedom,” the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has rescinded …
HHS Repeals Hospital Incentive for Staff Vaccination Reporting, Citing Need for Medical Autonomy Read More WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has launched a sweeping overhaul of its open data strategy, marked by the release of a dynamic “Living …
HHS Unveils Ambitious Open Data Plan, Expands HealthData.gov to Boost Transparency and Innovation Read More WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), in coordination with the Department of Education, has opened a federal civil rights investigation into Duke University and its …
Feds Launch Civil Rights Probe Into Duke Health Over Alleged Racial Discrimination Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a decisive shift in federal vaccine policy, U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. has formally adopted a recommendation from the Centers for …
U.S. Bans Mercury in Flu Vaccines, Marking End to Thimerosal Use in American Immunization Read More WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has launched sweeping reforms to the nation’s organ transplant system following an investigation that revealed serious ethical violations by …
HHS Uncovers Alarming Failures in Organ Procurement, Orders Nationwide Reforms Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a joint initiative to combat rising rates of chronic illness in the United States, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of …
Federal Agencies Launch Effort to Define Ultra-Processed Foods Amid Chronic Disease Crisis Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a decisive move, the Biden administration’s successors formally rejected the 2024 amendments to the World Health Organization’s (WHO) International Health Regulations (IHR), citing concerns over national sovereignty, …
U.S. Formally Rejects WHO Health Treaty, Citing Threat to Sovereignty and Civil Liberties Read More