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Title: Obama administration takes additional steps to strengthen the federal background check system
URL: www.hhs.gov/about/news/2014/01/03/obama-administration-takes-additional-steps-to-strengthen-the-federal-background-check-system.html
Description: Today, as part of President Obama’s continuing efforts to reduce gun violence, the Department of Health and Human Services issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to remove unnecessary legal barriers under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy Rule that may prevent states from reporting certain information to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS).
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Title: American Heart Month
URL: www.hhs.gov/about/news/2014/02/03/american-heart-month.html
Description: Heart disease is responsible for 1 of every 4 deaths in the United States, making it the leading cause of death in our nation. As we observe American Heart Month, there are some key steps you and your loved ones can take to protect against heart disease.
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Title: HHS strengthens patients’ right to access lab test reports
URL: www.hhs.gov/about/news/2014/02/03/hhs-strengthens-patients-right-to-access-lab-test-reports.html
Description: As part of an ongoing effort to empower patients to be informed partners with their health care providers, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has taken action to give patients or a person designated by the patient a means of direct access to the patient’s completed laboratory test reports.
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Title: HHS funds drug for bioterrorism, antimicrobial-resistant infections
URL: www.hhs.gov/about/news/2014/02/05/hhs-funds-drug-for-bioterrorism-antimicrobial-resistant-infections.html
Description: A new drug to help protect the public against two bioterrorism threats and provide a new option to treat antibiotic-resistant infections will advance in development under a public-private partnership, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) announced today.
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Title: Nations Commit to Accelerating Progress against Infectious Disease Threats
URL: www.hhs.gov/about/news/2014/02/13/nations-commit-to-accelerating-progress-against-infectious-disease-threats.html
Description: Today the United States joined 26 countries, the World Health Organization (WHO), the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), and the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE), to accelerate progress toward a world safe and secure from the threat of infectious disease, and committing to the goals of the Global Health Security Agenda.
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Title: HHS establishes new network to perform clinical studies
URL: www.hhs.gov/about/news/2014/03/11/hhs-establishes-new-network-to-perform-clinical-studies.html
Description: HHS today established a network of five clinical research organizations that will design and conduct clinical studies needed to develop medical countermeasures – drugs, vaccines, and diagnostic tests that help protect health against bioterrorism, pandemic influenza, and other public health emergencies.
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Title: Observing LGBT Health Awareness Week
URL: www.hhs.gov/about/news/2014/03/26/observing-lgbt-health-awareness-week.html
Description: LGBT Health Awareness Week is an important time to bring attention to the unique health needs of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) Americans and to highlight the progress we’ve made in our work to ensure LGBT Americans have the same rights and protections as other Americans, especially through implementation of the Affordable Care Act.
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Title: National Autism Awareness Month
URL: www.hhs.gov/about/news/2014/04/03/national-autism-awareness-month.html
Description: Every day, the millions of Americans living with autism and their families face unique and daunting challenges that many of us will never fully appreciate. During National Autism Awareness Month, we renew our commitment to better understand autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and improve the lives of individuals living with it.
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Title: National Public Health Week
URL: www.hhs.gov/about/news/2014/04/07/national-public-health-week.html
Description: National Public Health Week is a time to recognize progress we have made in strengthening and protecting the public health and to rededicate ourselves to the work of improving the health and well-being of Americans by preventing disease, supporting medical research, and promoting safer and healthier communities.
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Title: New National Biodefense Science Board members to advise HHS
URL: www.hhs.gov/about/news/2014/04/16/new-national-biodefense-science-board-members-to-advise-hhs.html
Description: Six experts from outside the federal government will join the National Biodefense Science Board (NBSB) to provide advice and guidance to HHS’ assistant secretary for preparedness and response, and to the HHS Secretary, on preventing, preparing for, and responding to adverse health effects of public health emergencies.
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Read the original news at Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)