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Lower risk of dementia with genetic risk linked to Seven healthy habits :
Updated : 1 month, 1 week ago IST
Washington [US], April 26 (ANI): According to a research in the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology, Seven healthy habits and lifestyle factors may play a role in lowering the risk of dementia in people with the highest genetic risk, according to research published in the Ma
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Biden administration gives 1 billion boost to 1,300 health clinics across
Updated : 9 months, 1 week ago IST
Washington [US], September 28 (ANI/Sputnik): The Biden administration has budgeted close to 1 billion dollars to upgrade nearly 1,300 health clinics in underserved communities across the United States, the Department of Health and Human Services said on Tuesday.
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Around 300 migrant children in US care facilities test positive for corona
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], March 25 (ANI/Sputnik): About 300 migrant children currently held in US federal care facilities have tested positive for the novel coronavirus, the news website Axios reported on Wednesday citing the Department of Health and Human Services sources.
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US Senate confirms Xavier Becerra as health secretary
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 19 (ANI): The US Senate on Thursday (local time) confirmed Xavier Becerra as Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) by a 50-49 vote, with only one Republican Senator voting in his favour.
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US to become participant in COVAX high-level council
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 9 (ANI): The United States will switch from observer to participant in the Facilitation Council of the COVAX vaccine distribution tool, said Colin McIff, a senior official at the US Department of Health and Human Services, on Tuesday.
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US assistant secretary for Health and Human Services Elinore McCance-Katz
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
Washington [USA], January 8 (ANI): Elinore McCance-Katz, assistant secretary for the Department of Health and Human Services on Thursday (local time) has submitted resignation from her post following a violent incident at the US Capitol where a pro-Trump mob breached the House and Senate cha
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Biden to name California Attorney General Xavier Becerra as HHS Secretary
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 7 (ANI): US President-elect Joe Biden is expected to nominate California Attorney General Xavier Becerra to serve as the head of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), confirmed a person familiar with the decision to The Hill on Sunday.
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Over 40 new COVID-19 cases reported in Australia's Victoria
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
Melbourne [Australia], September 7 (ANI/Sputnik): More than 40 new coronavirus cases and nine new deaths from COVID-19 were registered in Australia's southeastern state of Victoria in the past 24 hours, the Victoria Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) reports as the state prepares
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Coronavirus: Too early to discuss pricing of remdesivir, says US' Departme
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington DC [USA], May 28 (ANI): The Department of Health and Human Services has said that it is too early to discuss the pricing of 'remdesivir', the drug which has raised everyone's hopes of treating the coronavirus.
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US: CBP orders medical check-up for children in custody
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Dec 27 (ANI): After two Guatemalan children died in the custody of US Customs and Border Security (CBP), the agency has ordered medical check-up for all the children in custody.
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Trump announces opioid crisis a public health emergency
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Oct 27 (ANI): United States President Donald Trump has directed the Department of Health and Human Services to declare the opioid drug addiction in the country a public health emergency.
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