Local health departments worry about government shutdown’s effects on staffing, disease outbreaks and nutrition services

The US government’s shutdown is shaking the nation at a time when public health staffing has already been reduced, the threat ...

Government shutdown: hellish hold times and dead-end emails

Rebecca Ferguson just wanted to be done with the government, but it seems nothing is easy during a federal shutdown. Not even ...
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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS): Definition

Julia Kagan is a financial/consumer journalist and former senior editor, personal finance, of Investopedia. Thomas J Catalano is a CFP and Registered Investment Adviser with the state of South ...

Cue Health awarded $481 mln to scale up production of COVID-19 test -HHS

The U.S. government has awarded diagnostic testing company Cue Health Inc $481 million to scale up the production of rapid COVID-19 molecular test, the Department of Health and Human Services said on ...

Government shutdown threatens WIC funding for families nationwide

The ongoing government shutdown is jeopardizing funding for the Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program, potentially ...

SNAP, WIC benefits will continue through October despite government shutdown, NCDHHS says

Despite the government shutdown, NC residents receiving federal food assistance will continue to do so through at least ...

U.S. government agencies to use AI to cull and cut outdated regulations

The White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) said Friday that federal agencies will use artificial intelligence to eliminate outdated, obsolete, and inconsistent requirements across tens of ...
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Department of Public Welfare's name changed to 'Department of Human Services'

The Department of Public Welfare for the state of Pennsylvania is no more – now it's called the Department of Human Services.How many people in Pa. are on food stamps?On Tuesday Gov. Tom Corbett ...