Grassley launches probe to find out if HHS has been placing illegal minors in homes with ties to MS-13 Sen. Chuck Grassley launches 'sweeping' HHS investigation into reports unaccompanied minors are being place in abusive homes ... 05/3/2024 - 7:07 am | View Link
Biden expands health insurance access for DACA immigrants U.S. President Joe Biden's administration will allow certain immigrants illegally brought to the U.S. as children greater access to federally run health insurance, the White House said on Friday, ... 05/3/2024 - 6:43 am | View Link
HHS final rule boosts ACA coverage access for DACA recipients HHS, through CMS, has finalized policies allowing DACA recipients to be eligible to enroll in a Qualified Health Plan through the Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplace and a Basic Health Program. 05/3/2024 - 4:47 am | View Link
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Issues Final Rule Expanding Nondiscrimination Protections On April 26, 2024, the United States Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) Office for Civil Rights and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued a final rule under Section 1557 of ... 05/3/2024 - 4:05 am | View Link
HHS Expands Affordable Care Act Protections to LGBTQ+ Community Washington Blade, Courtesy of the National LGBT Media AssociationThe U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights ... 05/2/2024 - 3:29 am | View Link
HHS Agencies & Offices | HHS.gov HHS has 12 operating divisions, including nine agencies in the U.S. Public Health Service and three human services agencies. These divisions administer a wide variety of health and human services and conduct life-saving research for the nation, protecting and serving all Americans. The Office of the Secretary (OS), HHS’s chief policy officer ... 04/24/2024 - 8:00 am | View Link
United States Department of Health and Human Services The United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is a cabinet-level executive branch department of the U.S. federal government created to protect the health of the U.S. people and providing essential human services. Its motto is "Improving the health, safety, and well-being of America". Before the separate federal Department of Education was created in 1979, it was called the ... 04/24/2024 - 7:17 am | View Link
Enforcement Actions | Office of Inspector General | Government ... Criminal, civil or administrative legal actions relating to fraud and other alleged violations of law, initiated or investigated by HHS-OIG and its law enforcement partners. 04/23/2024 - 10:42 pm | View Link
Title X Family Planning Annual Report For their help resolving data validation issues and reviewing the final report, the authors thank the following U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of 04/23/2024 - 8:04 pm | View Link
Key Leaders | About IHS The IHS is the principal federal health care provider and health advocate for Indian people, and provides a comprehensive health service delivery system for American Indians and Alaska Natives. The IHS Mission is to raise the physical, mental, social, and spiritual health of American Indians and Alaska Natives to the highest level. 04/23/2024 - 7:36 pm | View Link
WASHINGTON — A top U. N. official said Friday that hard-hit northern Gaza was now in “full-blown famine” after more than six months of war between Israel and Hamas and severe Israeli restrictions on food deliveries to the Palestinian territory.
Cindy McCain, the American director of the U. N. World Food Program, became the most prominent international official so far to declare that trapped civilians in the most cut-off part of Gaza had gone over the brink into famine.
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“It’s horror,” McCain told NBC’s “Meet the Press” in an interview to air Sunday.
Houston — Heavy storms slammed the Houston area again Friday, widening already dangerous flooding in Texas and leading to numerous high-water rescues, including some from the rooftops of flooded homes. Officials redoubled urgent instructions for residents in low-lying areas to evacuate, warning the worst was still to come.
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“This threat is ongoing and it’s going to get worse.
The Eta Aquarids meteor shower, which occurs each year as the Earth passes through remnants of Halley’s comet, is expected to reach its peak this weekend. Watchers can expect to see hundreds of meteors fill the sky in the pre-dawn hours. With the moon at a waning crescent, the show is expected to be even more vibrant than usual.
Chants of “disclose, divest, we will not stop, we will not rest” are reverberating across the globe as student-led protests in support of Palestine have popped up outside the U. S. and in countries like Australia, Mexico, and the U. K. as the Israel-Hamas war enters into its seventh month.
The best Taylor Swift needle drops will make you think about her music a little differently. A show like You might play with tone, turning an emotional ballad into comic relief, while The Buccaneers might help christen a new Swiftie classic with one pivotal scene. Some music syncs feel so seamless you may start to believe they were written specifically for a movie, while others, like Swift’s Valentine’s Day sweetheart anthem “Today Was a Fairytale,” actually was.
In a fast-food culture, there may be few things better for your health than making a simple home-cooked meal. But while the meal itself may be a good idea, the cooking part can be a problem—at least if you own a natural gas or propane stove. That’s the conclusion of a new study in Science Advances, showing that dangerous levels of nitrogen dioxide (NO2) are emitted by both kinds of stoves.
The findings are a result of new work conducted at Stanford University by environmental scientist Rob Jackson and graduate researcher Yannai Kashtan.