#CDC #HHS #COVID19 #data #deaths The reporting of global coronavirus chaos data from US hospitals is going to be transferred back to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Health and Human Services had been handling the data, but once a new data system is installed at the CDC it will take over the […]
#freedom #4thJuly #C19 #coronavirus #government #surveillance #Constitution #America #testing #monitoring #traveling The Bill of Rights Cannot be Suspended During a “Public Health Crisis” The 4th July in America is more than a national holiday celebrating the Declaration of Independence. For most Americans, it represents the very epitome of freedom in all its definitions and implications. […]
Junk food and what it has to do with COVID-19 deaths. The coronavirus has killed 60,000 people living in the United States as of this past Wednesday, 29 April, and quickly. Though most of the more than 1-M known to be infected do not become seriously ill and many do not show symptoms those who are hardest hit often […]
The United States is a land of plenty even in the chaos of the coronavirus, US federal health officials said last Thursday. State-by-State lockdowns may have created a rush on some items in grocery stores, but the food supply chains remain strong and shelves should soon be restocked, according to Frank Yiannas, deputy commissioner for […]
President Trump has signed an executive order making it a crime to excessively stockpile personal protective equipment that is needed by medical personnel fighting the coronavirus pandemic. US Attorney General William Barr told the daily coronavirus task force briefing, the Justice Department has already launched investigations into people who are hoarding supplies and price gouging. […]
Monday, The Trump Administration told UN member nations that there is no “international right” to abortion, and called on other countries to fight efforts promoting abortions, drawing criticism from reproductive rights groups and other world nations. “We do not support references to ambiguous terms and expressions such as ‘sexual and reproductive health and rights’ in […]
Top Federal health officials issued a national warning Thursday against marijuana use by adolescents and pregnant women, as more states legalize the increasingly potent drug for medicinal and recreational use. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar and Surgeon General Jerome Adams made the announcement, with Secretary Azar calling marijuana “a dangerous drug.” Officials […]
Friday, The Trump Administration set a timetable for federally funded family clinics to comply with a new rule that bars them from referring women for abortions. The action is part of a series of efforts to remake government policy on reproductive health to please conservatives who are a key part of President Trump’s political base. […]
Many American, Young and Old Do Not Meet Healthy Guidelines Less than 33% of Americans meet the new physical fitness guidelines issued Monday by the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Among teenagers the rate is even worse, as only 20% meet the guidelines, even though officials said they could be easily achieved by […]
Japan’s Takeda Pharmaceutical to Develop a Vaccine for Zika Virus $TKPYY Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. won US government funding to develop a vaccine for the Zika virus, a mosquito-borne pathogen that’s spreading rapidly through the Americas. The Osaka, Japan-based company was awarded a contract for as much as $312-M from the US Health and Human Services […]