U.S. Considers Greensboro Site To House Unaccompanied Minors
Federal officials are considering a former Greensboro private school as a transitional housing site for unaccompanied refugee minors.
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Rachel Levine Makes History As 1st Openly Trans Federal Official Confirmed By Senate
Levine, a doctor who was previously Pennsylvania's secretary of health, is the first openly transgender federal official to win Senate confirmation. She's the new assistant secretary for health.
House Oversight Committee Chair: Testimony Points To Political Interference At CDC
Rep. James Clyburn says the Trump Administration may have deliberately tried to "conceal and destroy evidence that senior political appointees interfered" with the CDC's coronavirus response.
Race, Ethnicity Data To Be Required With Coronavirus Tests In U.S.
The federal government says that as of Aug. 1, all laboratories must include detailed demographic data when reporting test results in order to help fight the pandemic nationally.
White House Coronavirus Testing Czar To Stand Down
Adm. Brett Giroir says he will be "demobilized" from his role overseeing coronavirus testing at FEMA in mid-June and going back to his regular job at the Department of Health and Human Services.
Diagnosis Of Coronavirus Patient In California Was Delayed For Days
The first suspected U.S. case of novel coronavirus infection through "community spread" was left undiagnosed for days, hospital officials said, because the case didn't fit the CDC's criteria.
Budget Stalemate Prompts DHHS To Cut Ties With Contractors
North Carolina's Department of Health and Human Services is dropping over 160 contractors. This is the latest casualty of the state budget stalemate.
Judge Scraps 'Conscience' Rule Protecting Doctors Who Deny Care For Religious Reasons
The U.S. judge found that the Trump administration's rule violates the law in "numerous, fundamental, and far-reaching" ways. Critics said the rule prioritized providers over patients.
Guilford Among Top Counties For New HIV Infections
A new report shows that Guilford County ranks second among large urban counties in North Carolina for new HIV infections.
Trump Administration Plans To Allow Imports Of Some Prescription Drugs From Canada
Health and Human Services outlined two pathways for importing the drugs to the U.S., a plan Secretary Alex Azar says is intended to "lower prices and reduce out of pocket costs for American patients."