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Biden admin official pressured medical experts to nix age limit guidelines for transgender surgery: court doc
In another excerpt, a WPATH member recounts a conversation Levine’s chief of staff, Sarah Boateng, and notes that “She wonders if the specific ages can be taken out” on the...
Biden official reveals unaccompanied migrant juveniles aren't getting proper background checks in bombshell admission
A top Biden administration official told lawmakers last June that the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) isn’t inquiring about the criminal histories of migrant teens in its care, according to newly released testimony exclusively...
Democratic Sen. Patty Murray aide questioned HHS about migrants sheltering in Seattle — and they never came
An aide to powerful Democratic Sen. Patty Murray raised issues with staffers at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) about a plan to shelter migrants in downtown Seattle...
Small NYC mental health 'clubhouses' getting squeezed out and crisis may be looming: experts
Small mental health day centers are getting squeezed out of the Big Apple’s mental health care plans to make way for much larger, less personal day centers — a move being...
GOP senator introduces measure to block Biden admin from redefining sex discrimination
“Time is of the essence; we will fight like hell to overturn this radical ruling by Joe Biden's HHS," Marshall told The Post.
HHS halts grants for nonprofit that funded gain-of-function research in Wuhan
The Department of Health and Human Services suspended all federal grants Tuesday to the controversial Manhattan nonprofit EcoHealth Alliance, which funded gain-of-function virus research in Wuhan, China in advance of...
Xavier Becerra weighs run for California governor as unpopular official explores leaving Biden admin
Becerra already has a state campaign committee that shelled out $130,000 to "campaign consultants" in 2023, according to 2023 finance filings first reported by Politico.
Costco offering weight-loss drug prescriptions to members for $179: 'Important innovations'
"We are witnessing important innovations in medically-supervised weight loss."
Sen. Ron Johnson demands HHS explain why dozens of documents on COVID-19 origins have 'heavy redactions'
Sen. Ron Johnson called on the Department of Health and Human Services to explain why 50 pages worth of material on the origins of COVID-19 are "still hidden under HHS’s...
'Alarming' rise in migrant child labor under Biden, up 88% since 2019: GOP senator
The Biden administration is overseeing an “alarming” rise in exploitative child labor nationwide -- a trend spurred by the ongoing migrant crisis at the southern border, according to Sen. Bill...
Untreated sleep apnea presents 'disruptive' dangers to people's lives, including heart issues, says expert
Professor shares warning signs and treatments for the sleep disorder that can present dangers, including heart issues.
Federal appeals court rules Biden admin can’t force Texas doctors to perform emergency abortions
A panel of judges on a federal appeals court unanimously ruled Tuesday that the Biden administration can’t compel emergency room doctors in Texas to perform abortions.
Sen. Johnson demands interview with Fauci adviser, 'deeply concerned' key COVID records were destroyed
"I am deeply concerned that HHS officials may have intentionally removed or destroyed responsive records on the origins of COVID-19 or on other aspects of the pandemic," Johnson, 68, wrote...
Feds would be forced to alert states before sending them migrants under GOP senator's bill
Sen. Roger Marshall is introducing a bill Thursday that would require the federal government to gives states a heads up before shipping migrants from the US southern border to their...
Fauci ��secretly went to CIA HQ to ‘influence’ COVID-19 origins probe, House Republican alleges
Dr. Anthony Fauci was secretly “escorted” to CIA headquarters where he attempted to “influence” the outcome of the agency’s investigations into the origins of COVID-19 during the pandemic, the Republican...
Doctor working for US sounded alarms about Wuhan lab safety in 2017, report shows
Sen. Ron Johnson is pursuing information about a government official's safety fears regarding the Wuhan Institute of Virology, two years before the pandemic.
Biden administration orders $600M in COVID tests to deliver to households
The Biden administration will once again provide US households with free at-home COVID-19 tests ahead of the colder fall and winter months. Twelve domestic manufacturers have been awarded $600 million...
HHS bars Wuhan Institute of Virology from receiving US funding for next 10 years: 'Obvious step in the right direction'
The Department of Health and Human Services announced Wednesday that it has officially barred the Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV) from receiving US funding for the next 10 years, as...
Biden HHS urges that marijuana be reclassified as less dangerous, legal drug
The Department of Health and Human Services is recommending that marijuana be reranked as a less dangerous and legal Schedule III drug.
Sen. Ron Johnson demands watchdog probe of NIH over COVID records
Sen. Ron Johnson has asked the Department of Health and Human Services’ inspector general to probe whether federal government scientists mishandled and concealed records about COVID-19 and other matters from...