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The Indian Health Service (IHS), a division of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, has been criticized for its lack of implementation of essential cybersecurity controls for its telehealth system. The Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducted an audit to determine whether IHS had designed and implemented
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Researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), have developed a novel approach for early cancer detection using cell-free DNA methylome sequencing. This innovative method, known as cfMethyl-Seq, has shown promising results in detecting and locating cancer with high accuracy. By addressing the challenges of low tumor DNA in
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Congressman Brett Guthrie, the Republican Leader of the Energy and Commerce Committee's Health Subcommittee, has introduced the Department of Health and Human Services Cybersecurity Coordination Act to improve federal cybersecurity readiness and reduce the risk of cyberattacks that can compromise patient safety and privacy. The legislation is based
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A study published in npj Digital Medicine has introduced a groundbreaking wearable technology that enables the continuous monitoring of respiratory activities and swallows in adults suffering from dysphagia, a condition characterized by difficulty swallowing. Key Takeaways: * The wearable technology, developed by researchers at Northwestern University, uses soft skin-interfaced mechano-acoustic sensors
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As Puerto Rico begins the process of rebuilding and recovering from the devastating impact of Hurricane Fiona, US Senator Bob Menendez and Congresswoman Nydia Velázquez are leading a bicameral effort to urge the Biden Administration to improve language access and disaster recovery in the island. The lawmakers are concerned about
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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), is investing nearly $27 million to improve and expand mental health care for children. This funding will enhance pediatricians' ability to recognize and treat mental health conditions, and provide tele-consultation services
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Venatorx Pharmaceuticals, a private, late-stage clinical pharmaceutical company, has announced a contract with the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) to support the development of cefepime-taniborbactam, a novel antibiotic for the treatment of melioidosis and multi-drug resistant infections. The contract, which leverages the 2004 Project BioShield Act, has a
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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children & Families, has issued a grant notice for the National Center for Child Welfare Competent Mental Health Services. The purpose of this funding opportunity is to provide grants to recipients to create a national center that will work
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The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has authorized pharmacists and pharmacy interns and technicians supervised by a pharmacist to prescribe, dispense, or administer smallpox, monkeypox virus, or other orthopoxvirus vaccines or therapeutics. This decision comes in response to advocacy from the American Society of Health System Pharmacists (ASHP)
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Following the Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization decision, U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and 29 of her Senate colleagues have expressed concerns that women seeking reproductive health care may face retaliation, harassment, or prosecution. In a letter to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
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Eligible individuals in the US, regardless of their health insurance status, can receive COVID-19 vaccines, including the updated Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines, at no cost as long as the federal government continues to purchase and distribute them. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has authorized the updated vaccines, which
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Senators Edward J. Markey and Cory Booker, along with nine of their colleagues, have written a letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to express their concerns about the racial disparities in the nation's
