/tags/department-of-health-and-human-services Department of Health and Human Services en-US WLRN Wed, 29 Jun 2022 14:30:50 GMT /news/2022-06-28/the-u-s-will-offer-nearly-300-000-doses-of-monkeypox-vaccine-in-the-coming-weeks The Department of Health and Human Services will make 296,000 doses available in the coming weeks, and expects a total of 1.6 million doses to be available in the U.S. by the end of the year. Wed, 29 Jun 2022 14:30:50 GMT /news/2022-06-28/the-u-s-will-offer-nearly-300-000-doses-of-monkeypox-vaccine-in-the-coming-weeks Will Stone, Pien Huang /news/2022-05-12/floridas-covid-19-hospitalizations-climb-to-nearly-1-500 The numbers have been steadily increasing along with cases. On Friday there were 1,303 hospital inpatients with Covid and that climbed to 1,352 on Monday. Thu, 12 May 2022 15:27:39 GMT /news/2022-05-12/floridas-covid-19-hospitalizations-climb-to-nearly-1-500 /news/2021-03-24/senate-confirms-rachel-levine-a-transgender-woman-as-assistant-health-secretary Levine, a doctor who was previously Pennsylvania's secretary of health, is the first openly transgender federal official to win Senate confirmation. She's the new assistant secretary for health. Wed, 24 Mar 2021 22:06:15 GMT /news/2021-03-24/senate-confirms-rachel-levine-a-transgender-woman-as-assistant-health-secretary Laurel Wamsley /news/2021-03-18/senate-confirms-xavier-becerra-to-head-health-and-human-services Becerra faced significant GOP opposition ever since he was nominated, with critics arguing he didn't have sufficient health care experience to run the department. Thu, 18 Mar 2021 20:32:46 GMT /news/2021-03-18/senate-confirms-xavier-becerra-to-head-health-and-human-services Barbara Sprunt /local-news/2021-03-02/coronavirus-live-updates-hhs-tells-florida-it-wont-change-vaccine-allocation-to-account-for-snowbirds This post will be updated today, Tuesday, March 2, and through the week with the latest information on COVID-19 in South Florida. Tue, 02 Mar 2021 11:17:53 GMT /local-news/2021-03-02/coronavirus-live-updates-hhs-tells-florida-it-wont-change-vaccine-allocation-to-account-for-snowbirds WLRN News /news/2021-01-19/in-historic-1st-biden-to-nominate-transgender-doctor-as-assistant-health-secretary Dr. Rachel Levine is currently the secretary of health in Pennsylvania, where she leads the state's fight against COVID-19. Tue, 19 Jan 2021 17:24:27 GMT /news/2021-01-19/in-historic-1st-biden-to-nominate-transgender-doctor-as-assistant-health-secretary Bill Chappell /news/2021-01-16/hhs-civil-rights-office-tackles-health-care-discrimination-of-people-with-disabilities New actions from the Office For Civil Rights at the Department of Health and Human Services aim to fight discrimination against people with disabilities who have COVID-19, like being denied treatment. Sat, 16 Jan 2021 19:00:44 GMT /news/2021-01-16/hhs-civil-rights-office-tackles-health-care-discrimination-of-people-with-disabilities Joseph Shapiro /news/2020-12-11/house-oversight-committee-chair-testimony-points-to-political-interference-at-cdc Rep. James Clyburn says the Trump Administration may have deliberately tried to "conceal and destroy evidence that senior political appointees interfered" with the CDC's coronavirus response. Fri, 11 Dec 2020 12:34:49 GMT /news/2020-12-11/house-oversight-committee-chair-testimony-points-to-political-interference-at-cdc Vanessa Romo /news/2020-12-08/watch-live-biden-introduces-his-health-team As cases of the coronavirus continue to spike throughout the country, President-elect Joe Biden has named his nominees and appointments to his health team. Tue, 08 Dec 2020 18:22:37 GMT /news/2020-12-08/watch-live-biden-introduces-his-health-team Barbara Sprunt /2020-11-24/florida-sends-proposal-to-feds-advancing-canadian-drug-importation-plan Florida on Monday sent the federal government its plans for a program to import prescription medicines from Canada, aimed at lowering drug prices Tue, 24 Nov 2020 11:28:40 GMT /2020-11-24/florida-sends-proposal-to-feds-advancing-canadian-drug-importation-plan Ryan Dailey