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Celebrating Active and Healthy Women and Girls During National Women’s Health Week
Cross-posted from health.gov This year we observe National Women’s Health Week in the midst of a global public health crisis. The pandemic has turned life upside down for families and communities across the country, testing women’s strength and stamina in unprecedented ways. Women have been a force...
Guidance for Application of the Human Subjects Protection Regulations to Actions Taken in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic
The HHS Office for Human Research Protections (OHRP) issued guidance on COVID-19 for investigators, institutional review boards, and institutions conducting human subjects research during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Read more...
HHS Statements on Authorizing Licensed Pharmacists to Order and Administer COVID-19 Tests
Earlier today, the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health issued new guidance under the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act authorizing licensed pharmacists to order and administer COVID-19 tests that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has authorized. Read more...
HHS Supports State, Territorial and Tribal Public Health Labs with COVID-19 Rapid Point-of-Care Test
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is purchasing the ID NOW COVID-19 rapid point-of-care test, developed by Abbott Diagnostics Scarborough Inc., for state, territorial and tribal public health labs. The ID NOW COVID-19 test is performed on the ID NOW device. This test allows for...
Optimizing Ventilator Use during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Because of the unprecedented demand on hospital and ICU resources during the COVID-19 (SARS CoV-2) pandemic, many hospitals may be challenged with providing mechanical ventilation to all those in need of this therapy. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Federal Emergency...
U.S. Public Health Service Strike Team Helps Treat Patients Infected with COVID-19 in Japan
A team of specialized officers from the U.S. Public Health Service (USPHS) Commissioned Corps are working with the United States Embassy in Japan, the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, and Gilead Sciences Inc. to provide compassionate access use of an investigational antiviral...
The Best Valentine’s Day Gift: Saving a Heart
Cross-posted from HHS.gov/blog By: Adm. Brett P. Giroir, M.D., Assistant Secretary for Health and Dorothy Fink, M.D., Deputy Assistant Secretary for Women's Health Summary: While we often think of chocolate hearts at this time of the year, there is another heart that should be on our minds – the...
Surgeon General Releases First Report Focused on Smoking Cessation in 30 Years
Outlines the latest science to help people quit smoking cigarettes Three decades after the first Surgeon General's report on smoking cessation, today, the Surgeon General is releasing a new report that reviews and updates evidence on the importance of quitting smoking. The report finds that more...
Sloane Stephens on Living Her Healthiest Life
Taking steps for better health is not always easy. Professional athletes sometimes need a little extra motivation! As a National Women’s Health Week ambassador, tennis champion Sloane Stephens shares how she builds healthy behaviors into her life. In this blog post, Sloane talks about getting...
HHS Women Leaders Celebrate National Women’s Health Week
Your health is a lifelong journey and it is unique to you. We all have our own reasons for wanting to be healthy and ways of going about it. Taking small steps for your health can make a big difference over time! This National Women’s Health Week, we are encouraging women to reflect on their health...