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Collected by: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Archived since: Sep, 2013

Description:

This collection includes HHS news and announcements from 1991+.

Subject:   Government - US Federal Science & Health

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Title: Take action during National Hurricane Preparedness Week

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2013/05/28/take-action-during-national-hurricane-preparedness-week.html

Description: The devastation wrought by the recent powerful tornadoes in the Oklahoma City area is a tragic reminder of the importance of being prepared for severe weather of all kinds.

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Title: HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius statement on World Blood Donor Day

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2013/06/14/hhs-secretary-kathleen-sebelius-statement-on-world-blood-donor-day.html

Description: Today, the Department of Health and Human Services is pleased to recognize World Blood Donor Day and the unique life-saving role that blood donors play in communities in the United States and around the world.

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Title: National Preparedness Month

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2013/09/03/national-preparedness-month.html

Description: This September marks the tenth anniversary of National Preparedness Month. Over the past decade, we have learned a tremendous amount about the impact of disasters on physical and mental health.

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Title: HHS replenishes nation's supply of anthrax antitoxin

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2013/09/19/hhs-replenishes-nation-s-supply-of-anthrax-antitoxin.html

Description: The nation's supply of anthrax antitoxin will be maintained until 2018 under Project BioShield contracts issued by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR).

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Title: HHS pursues nerve agent anti-seizure drug for children and adults

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2013/09/25/hhs-pursues-nerve-agent-anti-seizure-drug-for-children-and-adults.html

Description: An effective, faster acting and longer lasting medication to treat seizures caused by nerve agents will be studied and purchased under a Project BioShield contract from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR).

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Title: HHS boosts stockpile of products to treat acute radiation syndrome

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2013/09/26/hhs-boosts-stockpile-of-products-to-treat-acute-radiation-syndrome.html

Description: Orders placed today under Project BioShield contracts will increase the national stockpile of leukocyte growth factors, a treatment for acute radiation syndrome.

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Title: HHS pursues new innovative treatments for severe burns

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2013/09/27/hhs-pursues-new-innovative-treatments-for-severe-burns.html

Description: Five burn treatments will be developed to improve the nation's ability to respond to a chemical, radiological, or nuclear incident.

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Title: HHS boosts national capacity to produce pandemic flu vaccine

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2013/09/30/hhs-boosts-national-capacity-to-produce-pandemic-flu-vaccine.html

Description: To boost the nation's ability to manufacture influenza vaccine quickly in a pandemic, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services today established a fill and finish manufacturing network, which will cover the final steps in the vaccine manufacturing process.

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