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May 10, 2013

The new Healthcare.gov will sort content according to popularity with a new plugin developed for the site.

April 23, 2013

April is National Minority Health Month and HHS is holding two Twitter Chats to mark the occasion.

April 18, 2013

To help manage the Healthcare.gov, developers will use the Prose editing interface, allowing for a smoother, more integrated CMS experience.

April 16, 2013

Heathdata.gov recently converted the TXT4Tots Message Library into an API & announced the Apps4TotsHealth Challenge.

April 9, 2013

Heathcare.gov will relaunch this June with a completely rethought design and architecture.
Screenshot of pillbox dashboard available at http://pillbox.nlm.nih.gov/

March 25, 2013

Pillbox, a pill identification tool, is opening up government data on prescription drugs. Listen to a podcast introducing the tool.

March 25, 2013

During emergencies, HHS has to analyze a large amount of information incredibly fast. Social media helps us identify outbreaks and respond to the public.

March 25, 2013

Those interested in speaking or presenting at Health Datapalooza IV have until April 5 to submit a request.
Screenshot of SAMHSA’s publications store, available at http://store.samhsa.gov/home

March 25, 2013

Similar to Amazon, SAMHSA’s online store offers easy web-based ordering of more than 1,000 behavioral health publications.

March 21, 2013

To close out February’s American Heart Month, several HHS agencies executed their first bilingual Twitter chat.

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