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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: Transcript for HHS Telebriefing: Update on Ebola Clinical Trial Research

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2015/01/27/transcript-for-hhs-telebriefing-update-on-ebola-clinical-trial-research.html

Description: Press Briefing Transcript

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Title: HHS contracts to develop new Ebola drug

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2015/03/31/hhs-contracts-to-develop-new-ebola-drug.html

Description: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) awarded approximately $12 million today to BioCryst Pharmaceuticals of Durham, North Carolina, for the advanced development of a promising experimental drug for Ebola, including preparing for large-scale manufacturing of the drug and conducting related studies.

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Title: HHS selects nine regional Ebola and other special pathogen treatment centers

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2015/06/12/hhs-selects-nine-regional-ebola-and-other-special-pathogen-treatment-centers.html

Description: To further strengthen the nation's infectious disease response capability, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has selected nine health departments and associated partner hospitals to become special regional treatment centers for patients with Ebola or other severe, highly infectious diseases.

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Title: HHS launches GIS-based tool for health disaster readiness

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2015/06/23/hhs-launches-gis-based-tool-for-health-disaster-readiness.html

Description: The HHS emPOWER Map, an interactive online tool, launched today to aid community health agencies and emergency management officials in disaster preparedness as they plan ahead to meet the emergency needs of community residents who rely on electrically powered medical and assistive equipment to live independently at home.

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Title: HHS study finds early dialysis saved lives following Hurricane Sandy

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2015/06/29/hhs-study-finds-early-dialysis-saved-lives-following-hurricane-sandy.html

Description: People with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) who receive dialysis in advance of natural disasters, such as hurricanes, are significantly less likely to need an emergency department visit or hospitalization in the week following the disaster and less likely to die within 30 days after the disaster, according to a U.S. Department of Health and Human Services study published Friday in the American Journal of Kidney Diseases.

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Title: HHS launches National Ebola Training and Education Center

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2015/07/01/hhs-launches-national-ebola-training-and-education-center.html

Description: To ensure that U.S. health care providers and facilities are prepared to safely identify, isolate, transport, and treat patients with Ebola and other emerging threats, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services today launched a National Ebola Training and Education Center.

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Title: HHS unveils first compendium of resources for health emergencies

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2015/07/16/hhs-unveils-first-compendium-of-resources-for-health-emergencies.html

Description: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services today launched the first online collection of the federal resources and capabilities available to mitigate the health impacts of emergencies.

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Title: HHS partnership advances experimental Ebola drug

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2015/07/20/hhs-partnership-advances-experimental-ebola-drug.html

Description: One of the nation's centers dedicated to developing and manufacturing drugs and vaccines for emergencies will produce a novel therapeutic drug to treat Ebola virus disease under a task order issued by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

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Title: Development of new anthrax vaccine underway with HHS support

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2015/08/17/development-of-new-anthrax-vaccine-underway-with-hhs-support.html

Description: A new anthrax vaccine that could be easier and faster to produce than the existing licensed product will undergo initial clinical studies through an agreement between the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) and Pfenex, Inc. of San Diego.

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Title: HHS enters into strategic alliance to accelerate new antibiotic development

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2015/09/16/hhs-enters-strategic-alliance-accelerate-new-antibiotic-development.html

Description: Multiple drugs to combat bioterrorism threats and other life-threatening bacterial infections will be developed under a public-private partnership agreement between the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) and AstraZeneca, a global biopharmaceutical company.

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Title: HHS advances development of new monoclonal antibody drug for Ebola

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2015/09/21/hhs-advances-development-new-monoclonal-antibody-drug-ebola.html

Description: A novel Ebola virus disease treatment based on three monoclonal antibodies will advance in development through an agreement between the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. of Tarrytown, New York.

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Title: HHS enhances preparedness with new products to treat severe burns

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2015/09/30/hhs-enhances-preparedness-new-products-treat-severe-burns.html

Description: HHS enhances preparedness with new products to treat severe burns

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Title: HHS launches resources system to improve disaster preparedness

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2015/09/30/hhs-launches-resources-system-improve-disaster-preparedness.html

Description: HHS launches resources system to improve disaster preparedness

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