Public health advocates worry that Donald Trump could unravel federal clean water efforts, including restrictions on lead pipes and chemicals known as PFAS.
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U.S. Suspends Funding for Group at Center of Covid Origins Fight
The decision came after a scorching hearing in which lawmakers barraged EcoHealth Alliance’s president with claims of misrepresenting work with Chinese virologists.
As Monkeypox Spreads, U.S. Declares a Health Emergency
The designation will free up emergency funds and lift some bureaucratic hurdles, but many experts fear containment may no longer be possible.
As Monkeypox Spreads, U.S. Plans a Vaccination Campaign
States will be given vaccine doses from the federal stockpile, but supplies of the safest type are limited.
Thirteen Governors Want the Public Health Emergency Extended Beyond April
In a letter to the U.S. health secretary, the governors, all Democrats, said they needed more time to prepare for when the emergency expires, taking with it federal resources that state programs depend on.
Thirteen governors want the federal public health emergency extended beyond April.
In a letter to the U.S. health secretary, the governors, all Democrats, said they needed more time to prepare for when the emergency expires, taking with it federal resources that state programs depend on.
U.S. Funneling Billions of Dollars for Rural Health Care
The Department of Health and Human Services has begun distributing $7.5 billion to more than 40,000 health care providers in rural areas of every state.
Covid Vaccines Saved Lives Among Older and Disabled Americans, Study Shows
An analysis published by the Department of Health and Human Services said that Covid shots had also prevented about 265,000 cases and 107,000 hospitalizations.
A Massachusetts Task Force Helps to Confront Loneliness Epidemic
Social isolation in the U.S. rose even as the pandemic began to subside in the spring, new research shows.
H.H.S. Will Require its Health Workers to Get the Covid Vaccine
President Biden has been pushing for more agencies and companies to enforce similar rules as the Delta variant fuels a wave of new cases.