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Mission Local
1 week ago
Coronavirus

'You got spoiled by Covid': HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra appears in Mission ahead of potential run for governor

Federal government needs authority, not just money, to address healthcare issues.
Xavier Becerra emphasized constraints faced by federal government in the healthcare system. [ more ]
www.mercurynews.com
2 months ago
Public health

Health Secretary Becerra defends CDC's COVID isolation guidance that California shortened

U.S. Health Secretary defends federal COVID isolation guidelines that California has deviated from.
California shortened the recommended isolation period following a positive COVID-19 test. [ more ]
the Guardian
1 year ago
Public health

Biden administration poised to declare monkeypox a public health emergency

The Biden administration plans to declare the US monkeypox outbreak a public health emergency as soon as Thursday, the Washington Post reported, citing unidentified sources.
New York Daily News
1 year ago
Public health

NYC to receive 10% of federal monkeypox vaccine order despite high local case load

New York City will receive about 10% of a new batch of monkeypox vaccine doses secured by the federal government, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer's office said Thursday, frustrating some local officials who pushed for the city to receive a larger piece of vaccine pie.
Truthout
11 months ago
Left-wing politics

"It Was Dehumanizing," Says Women Who Was Illegally Denied Emergency Abortion

"It was terrifying," said a woman who was denied an abortion."It was horrible not to get the care to save your life."A book entitled "The Right to Abortion" lays on a table at the Hope Clinic For Women in Granite City, Illinois, on June 27, 2022.- Abortion is now banned in Missouri.
Nytimes
1 year ago
Left-wing politics

Ashley Biden, President Biden's daughter, and Xavier Becerra, the health secretary, test positive for the virus.

Xavier Becerra, the U.S. secretary of health and human services, tested positive for the coronavirus on Wednesday, his department said, hours after the White House announced that Ashley Biden, the daughter of President Biden and the first lady, Jill Biden, had tested positive.
Los Angeles Times
1 year ago
Los Angeles

Democratic incumbent Rob Bonta beats Republican Nathan Hochman in California attorney general race

Incumbent Democratic Atty.Gen. Rob Bonta won by a wide margin over Republican defense attorney Nathan Hochman in California's race for top cop - a position that rose in importance and relevance after two U.S. Supreme Court decisions this summer rolled back laws on gun control and abortion access.The Associated Press called the race, though official results will take longer to finalize.
Boston.com
1 year ago
Boston

Biden picks Boston biotech executive to lead new biomedical research agency

The agency is supposed to be nimble and flexible - a kind of "Shark Tank" for biomedical research.
The Verge
1 year ago
Health

Biden administration declares monkeypox a public health emergency

The monkeypox outbreak is a public health emergency in the United States, Xavier Becerra, the secretary of health and human services, said today.
the Guardian
1 year ago
World news

US FDA moves to ban menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars

The US Food and Drug Administration on Thursday issued a long-awaited proposal to ban menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars, a major victory for anti-smoking advocates but one that could dent sales at tobacco companies.
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