Dr. Rick Bright, former director of the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, protested Wednesday after being reassigned to the National Institutes of Health — in retaliation, he claims, for his reluctance to fast-track approval for hydroxycholorquine for treating coronavirus patients.
Republicans urged the White House to maintain regulations on use of aborted fetal tissue for vaccine research and on drug-induced abortions.
China’s Wuhan virus has spread to almost 40 migrant youths and children who are being sheltered by the Department of Health and Human Services, according to news services.
Adm. Brett Giroir, the assistant secretary of health (ASH), told Breitbart News exclusively on Tuesday that the federal government is developing a broad-based effort consisting of wide-scale testing, surveillance, and contact tracing to be able to control the spread of coronavirus once the president makes the decision to reopen America.
As President Trump and the Task Force begin to consider reopening the United States upon the collapse of a variety of models that predicted wide-scale deaths due to the disease, the New York Times published a leaked document on Friday afternoon that suggested, should the mitigation measures relax, the outbreak would be worse than before.
The internal watchdog at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) conceded that there were “limitations,” including “some evidence of response bias,” in its recent survey that found shortages of novel coronavirus testing supplies and other medical gear at some U.S. hospitals.
Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar announced during a White House press conference on Friday that the Trump administration will end surprise billing for Americans without health insurance.
The Food And Drug Administration (FDA) issued an emergency authorization Sunday for hydroxychloroquine, a drug already used to treat malaria and other ailments, which has shown anecdotal efficacy against coronavirus.
HHS enforces HIPAA to protect patients’ medical privacy but will allow first responders access to a patient’s viral history.
Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar told Breitbart News exclusively that President Donald Trump in the coming days will work with his medical and scientific advisers to make a determination on how and when to reopen the country after wide-scale closure in the effort to stop the spread of the Chinese coronavirus.
Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) urged the federal government on Friday to tap into the unused Presidential Election Campaign Fund to provide healthcare equipment to combat the coronavirus outbreak.
The VA stands “ready to surge” capabilities to supplement civilian health care systems if they are overwhelmed by coronavirus.
Trump administration officials warned the public on Monday that a foreign disinformation campaign is trying to incite panic over a non-existent national lockdown over coronavirus.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) was the victim of a cyberattack Sunday aimed at slowing down the federal entity’s coronavirus response operations.
Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) introduced legislation on Friday that would expand access to mobile coronavirus testing.
The FDA is stressing the safety of donating blood in the wake of the coronavirus and calls on the public to step up to ensure stable supply.
The Health and Human Services Department (HHS) announced on Monday that it had finalized two rules that grant patients increased access to their healthcare data.
Democrat megadonor and healthcare executive Judy Faulkner has tried to block a Donald Trump healthcare rule that would cut healthcare costs, grant patients more control over their healthcare data, and preserve her company’s dominant status in the electronic healthcare record market.
The Trump administration is weighing use of a natural disaster program to reimburse hospitals for treating uninsured coronavirus patients.
Top federal health officials made an effort to assuage Americans’ concerns about the presence of the highly contagious Chinese coronavirus in the United States during a Senate panel hearing on Tuesday.
Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel, an architect of Obamacare and special advisor to the director-general of the World Health Organization, accused President Donald Trump of being “ignorant” and “incoherent” regarding his administration’s response to the deadly Chinese coronavirus.
Health and Human Services Secretary Alex M. Azar II told Congress on Wednesday that he cannot guarantee any future Coronavirus vaccine will be “affordable for everyone.”
HHS Secretary Alex Azar corrected the record at a House hearing when a lawmaker mispresented what President Trump has said about the diease.
The United States now has 60 cases of the deadly coronavirus, a Trump administration official confirmed to lawmakers on Capitol Hill Wednesday afternoon.
A federal appeals court ruled the Trump administration’s Protect Life Rule, distinguishing abortion from family planning, is constitutional.
According to a report from the Anniston (AL) Star, some passengers from the Diamond Princess cruise ship that was quarantined for coronavirus infections will be evacuated to the Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) in Anniston, AL.
Former Vice President Joe Biden went to great lengths to boost his son-in-law’s health care company while in the White House, briefing investors on the firm’s merits and even arranging access to the Oval Office.
U.S. officials last week appeared frustrated that China has not accepter U.S. aid offers. China says the U.S. never offered to help.
President Donald Trump has tasked three members of his Cabinet to work together to investigate the high number of American Indians and Alaska Natives who have been murdered or gone missing.
Health and Human Services (HHS) officials will provide an update Tuesday on the department’s public health response to the 2019 novel Coronavirus.
David Daleiden of Center for Medical Progress says California has waged a “coordinated attack” on the civil liberties of pro-life Americans.
Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) is urging President Donald Trump’s administration to consider implementing a ban on travelers from China to the United States over the Chinese Communist Party’s mishandling of the coronavirus outbreak that has left more than a dozen people dead.
HHS and DHS proposed rules that would implement Trump’s executive order that protects the religious freedom of faith-based organizations.
U.S. Federal regulators have reportedly begun an investigation into a cloud computing deal between Google and Ascension Health which involved Google collecting detailed medical records on millions of Americans.
A federal judge struck down a Trump administration conscience rule that would have protected healthcare professionals from participating in abortions and other procedures.
The Trump HHS has proposed a rule that would end Obama-era regulations forcing faith-based adoption agencies to compromise their beliefs.
Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT) said during a hearing Wednesday that the federal government has wasted $36 billion in 2018 due to “waste, fraud, and abuse.”
A federal judge ruled Obamacare’s protections for transgender individuals and women who choose to have abortions violate religious freedom.
There is no “international right to an abortion” the secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said Monday, during an address to the United Nations General Assembly.
An HHS official testified the number of unaccompanied alien children who entered the United States this year “has risen to levels we have never before seen.”
