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A study released Feb. 13 by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggests that some H5 bird flu infections in humans and animals may be going undetected.
Today the Drug Enforcement Administration and Department of Health and Human Services announced that the effective date for the final rule regarding telemedicine prescribing of buprenorphine will be delayed from Feb. 18 to March 21.
President Trump Feb. 13 signed a presidential memorandum ordering the development of a comprehensive plan for “restoring fairness in U.S. trade relationships and countering non-reciprocal trading arrangements.”
The House Budget Committee Feb. 13 voted 21-16 to advance its fiscal year 2025 budget resolution to the full House. The bill, focusing on the Trump administration's agenda on border security, defense, energy and taxes, calls for $2 trillion in spending cuts that could potentially impact Medicaid…
The Texas Department of State Health Services reported a measles outbreak Feb. 11 in Gaines County, with 24 cases confirmed and more expected.
The AHA released an infographic Feb. 13 highlighting the many ways hospitals and health systems advance health and support their communities.
An analysis released Feb. 13 by KFF found that a proposal to cut the Affordable Care Act's Medicaid expansion match rate could reduce total Medicaid spending by up to $1.9 trillion over a 10-year period, causing potentially 20 million people to lose Medicaid coverage.
President Trump Feb. 13 signed an executive order establishing the Make America Healthy Again Commission, to be chaired by Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. The commission is tasked with “investigating and addressing the root causes of America’s escalating…
The Senate Feb. 13 by a vote of 52-48 confirmed Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as the new secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services.
The Senate Budget Committee Feb. 12 advanced a budget resolution for fiscal year 2025 focusing on the border, military and energy by a vote of 11-10.