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Biden to name California Attorney General Xavier Becerra as HHS Secretary
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 7 (ANI): US President-elect Joe Biden is expected to nominate California Attorney General Xavier Becerra to serve as the head of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), confirmed a person familiar with the decision to The Hill on Sunday.
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Over 40 new COVID-19 cases reported in Australia's Victoria
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Melbourne [Australia], September 7 (ANI/Sputnik): More than 40 new coronavirus cases and nine new deaths from COVID-19 were registered in Australia's southeastern state of Victoria in the past 24 hours, the Victoria Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) reports as the state prepares
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As Taipei hosts US official, Chinese fighter jets cross midline of Taiwan
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], Aug 10 (ANI): Even as US Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar was in Taiwan on a visit, Beijing deployed fighter jets that briefly crossed the midline of the Taiwan Strait on Monday, South China Morning Post reported citing Taiwan's defence ministry.
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China slams US Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar's Taiwan visi
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Beijing [China], August 10 (ANI): As the tensions between the two countries intensified over a range of issues, China on Monday slammed US Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar's visit to Taiwan.
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US health chief conveys Trump's message of 'Strong Support' to Taiwanese l
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], Aug 10 (ANI/Sputnik): US Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar extended words of "strong support and friendship" from President Donald Trump to Taiwanese leader Tsai Ing-wen on Monday during a historic visit to Taipei.
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China lodges solemn representations to US over health secretary's planned
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Beijing [China], Aug 5 (Xinhua/ANI): China has lodged solemn representations to the United States regarding the scheduled visit of US Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar to Taiwan, a Foreign Ministry spokesperson said Wednesday.
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Study links flavoured cigarette ban to reduced smoking among youths
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 19 (ANI): Flavored cigarette ban was linked to a significant reduction in smoking among youth and young adults, according to recent research led by George Mason University's College of Health and Human Services.
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Flavoured cigarette ban significantly reduced smoking among youth, young a
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 17 (ANI): New research led by George Mason University's College of Health and Human Services has found that the flavored cigarette ban was linked to a significant reduction in smoking among youth and young adults.
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Trump administration rolls back Obama-era Health Care Protections for tran
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 13 (ANI): US President Donald Trump administration on Friday finalised a regulation that overturns Obama-era Health Care Protections for transgender people against discrimination by doctors, hospitals and health insurance companies.
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Coronavirus: Too early to discuss pricing of remdesivir, says US' Departme
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], May 28 (ANI): The Department of Health and Human Services has said that it is too early to discuss the pricing of 'remdesivir', the drug which has raised everyone's hopes of treating the coronavirus.
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Trump rejects reports that he's about to fire health secretary Alex Azar
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], April 27 (ANI): US President Donald Trump on Sunday evening denied that he was going to fire Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar.
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US taking issue of possible coronavirus outbreak 'incredibly serious', say
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 27 (ANI): A day after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) warned Americans of coronavirus outbreak in the United States, Health and Human Services Secretary Alexander Azar said on Wednesday (local time) that the officials are taking the issue "i
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