HHS Announces New Funding Opportunity to Strengthen Behavioral Health Services in Nursing Homes and...
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is announcing a funding opportunity of nearly $15 million for a three-year federal grant to establish...
SDAHO Continues to Celebrate Older Americans Month
May is Older Americans Month (OAM), a celebration that began in 1963 to recognize older adults’ wisdom and contributions—and to reinforce our country’s commitment...
FDA Expands Eligibility for Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine Booster Dose to Children 5 through 11...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) amended the emergency use authorization (EUA) for the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine, authorizing the use of a single...
CDC Updates Testing Guidance for Hepatitis of Unknown Origin in Children
​The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Friday updated its April testing guidance for clinicians treating children with hepatitis of unknown cause. The agency is investigating 109 potential...
HHS Launches Climate Change Health Information Series
​The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Climate Change and Health Equity Friday launched the Climate and Health Outlook, a public information series...
HHS Extends Risk Adjustment for COVID-19 Telehealth, Telephone-only Services
In response to the ongoing pandemic and need to use telehealth and virtual care options, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will...
FDA Alerts Providers to COVID-19 Rapid Test Recall
The Food and Drug Administration last week announced a Class 1 recall of the Point of Care Celltrion DiaTrust COVID-19 Ag Rapid Test because it may...
CDC estimates 58% of Americans have been infected with SARS-CoV-2
​The share of the U.S. population with antibodies to the SARS-CoV-2 virus in their bloodstream increased from 34% in December 2021 to 58% in...
FDA Approves First COVID-19 Treatment for Young Children
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) expanded the approval of the COVID-19 treatment Veklury (remdesivir) to include pediatric patients 28 days of age...
White House Expands Access to COVID-19 Antiviral Pills
​Starting this week, the Administration will allow all pharmacies in the federal pharmacy program to order free oral antiviral treatments directly from the federal...
