Tag: Health and Human Services Department
U.S. Moves to Stretch Out Monkeypox Vaccine Supply
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration has decided to stretch out its limited supply of monkeypox vaccine by allowing…
Officials Wrestle With Whether to Allow New Monkeypox Vaccination Strategy
WASHINGTON — It sounded like a simple solution to the shortage of monkeypox vaccine: Merely by changing the…
As Monkeypox Spreads, U.S. Declares a Health Emergency
Gay rights activists, who have been sharply critical of the administration, have been demanding an emergency declaration for…
Biden Administration Is Elevating an H.H.S. Division to Oversee Pandemic Responses
The Biden administration is creating a new division within the Department of Health and Human Services to coordinate…
Under Pressure, Biden Will Issue Executive Order on Abortion
WASHINGTON — Under pressure to do more to respond to the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v.…
As Monkeypox Spreads, U.S. Plans a Vaccination Campaign
Clinics nationwide will begin offering vaccinations against monkeypox to anyone who may have been exposed to the virus,…
Biden’s Health Secretary: ‘No Magic Bullet’ for Preserving Abortion Access
WASHINGTON — As Democrats and reproductive rights advocates clamored for President Biden to forcefully counter the Supreme Court’s…
Bracing for the End of Roe v. Wade, the White House Weighs Executive Actions
WASHINGTON — President Biden’s top aides are weighing whether he can or should take a series of executive…
Medicare Advantage Plans Often Deny Needed Care, Federal Report Finds
Every year, tens of thousands of people enrolled in private Medicare Advantage plans are denied necessary care that…
Can Ashish Jha, ‘A Comforting Voice,’ Tamp Down Covid’s Political Divide?
Dr. Jha was born in Bihar, a state in eastern India that is among the poorest in that…
Trucker Protest Moved by More Than Opposition to Covid Mandates
This week, one side of the stage was piled with books written by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., an…
Biden’s Pandemic Fight: Inside the Setbacks of the First Year
WASHINGTON — Dr. Rochelle Walensky was stunned. Working from her home outside Boston on a Friday night in…