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The Health and Human Services Department is channeling $30 million into a program that will reportedly involve distribution of crack pipes and other drug paraphernalia as part of a harm reduction strategy.

White House Launches Effort To "Recalculate" US COVID Hospitalization Numbers Since soon after the start of the pandemic, hospitals and public health authorities have refused to acknowledge the important distinction between patients being hospitalized with COVID and those being hospitalized (or those who eventually succumbed) because of COVID. Authorities unwillingness to acknowledge this distinction has led to both the "casedemic" and people who have died from motorcycle accidents being counted as COVID deaths. Now, Politico reports that the Biden Administration is working on recalculating the number of COVID hospitalizations in the US to exclude those who may have tested positive for COVID, but were actually being treated for something else. A task force comprised of scientists and data specialists at the Department of Health and Human Services and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are working with hospitals nationwide to improve Covid-19 reporting. The group is asking hospitals to report numbers of patients who go to the facility because they have Covid-19 and separate those from individuals who go in for other reasons and test positive after being admitted, the two officials said.

On Jan.04, Performant Financial (PFMT) announced that the US Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Inspector General (HHS OIG) awarded Performant the indefinite…

Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra is reportedly eyeing a more prominent public role following criticism that he’s been an “invisible” leader during the pandemic.The White House announced Sunday that Becerra will travel to…

Despite decriminalization efforts underway across the country , the DEA proposed putting five psychedelic compounds in the Schedule I category of the Controlled Substances Act. The agency’s ban of 4-OH-DiPT, 5-MeO-AMT, 5-MeO-MiPT, 5-MeO-DET, and DiPT would put five tryptamines in the same category as drugs like heroin, ecstacy, LSD and of course cannabis. Some 90 people, including researchers and advocates, have submitted official feedback to the agency upon publishing the scheduling proposal in the Federal Register, Marijuana Moment reported. The DEA justified its move by saying that it considered research and recommendations from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), which found that “these substances are being abused for their hallucinogenic properties,” in addition to its own eight-factor analyses, in the process of making the scheduling proposal. Constructive Criticism Interestingly, according to Matt Baggott, a neuroscientist, and … Full story available on Benzinga.

As Omicron spread, HHS took control of monoclonal antibodies and imposed bad decisions nationwide.

Washington, DC February 01, 2022 --( PR.com )-- Kidney Care Partners (KCP) a non-profit coalition of more than 30 organizations, comprising patients, dialysis professionals, physicians, nurses, researchers, therapeutic innovators, transplant coordinators and manufacturers has submitted comments through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) in response to the Agencys request for information (RFI) on kidney care improvements. This request focused on how to advance equity and reduce disparities in organ transplantation, improve life-saving donations, provide individuals with CKD with access to more preventative services, promote greater care coordination for individuals receiving dialysis and empower individuals when making decisions about their treatment options, including removing socio-economic barriers to selecting home dialysis. Were very pleased to see HHS and CMS spotlight the unique needs of the more than 37 million Americans living with kidney disease, kidney failure, and kidney transplants by calling on the kidney community to come together with actionable, tangible recommendations to improve care, said John P.

Deficiencies at the US Department of Health and Human Services put the department at "high risk" of failing to respond to future public health threats as the department''s response to the Covid-19 pandemic highlighted longstanding concerns, the US Government Accountability Office, the government watchdog agency, said Thursday.

Government Accountability Office says ‘persistent deficiencies’ at HHS have hindered response to public health emergencies The US government’s main health agency is failing to meet its responsibilities for leading the national response to public health emergencies – including the coronavirus pandemic – extreme weather disasters and even potential bioterrorist attacks, a federal watchdog said Thursday. The nonpartisan Government Accountability Office said it is designating the Health and Human Services Department’s leadership and coordination of public health emergencies as a “high risk” area for the government. Continue reading…

Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra is under fire for what critics say is a lack of leadership as the Biden administration wrestles with the direction of its COVID-19 response. Tasked with running the sprawling agency

FBI Searches Illinois ''Center For COVID Control'' Headquarters Following Complaints: Officials Authored by Jack Phillips via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The FBI confirmed its agents searched the Illinois headquarters of the Center for COVID Control amid a federal investigation into the multimillion-dollar testing business. “The FBI was conducting court-authorized law enforcement activity in Rolling Meadows [on Jan. 22],” FBI Chicago spokespeople told media in confirming the search of the business. People stop outside a COVID-19 testing site in New York City on Jan. 10, 2022. (Scott Heins/Getty Images) Yvonne Gamble, a spokesperson for the Health and Human Services (HHS) inspector general, said HHS agents and the FBI had searched the Rolling Meadows, Illinois, facility. Annie Thompson, a spokesperson for the Illinois attorney general, told USA Today that t he office is “working with the FBI and other law enforcement partners and will not comment on ongoing investigations as we work to hold accountable individuals who engage in unlawful conduct.” The federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services stated on Jan. 21 that it’s investigating “numerous complaints” associated with laboratories and testing sites run by the Center for COVID Control. “We take seriously any allegations of fraud or misbehavior by COVID-19 testing sites.

"Indefensible Edict" - DeSantis Rages After Biden''s FDA Restricts Use Of Monoclonal Antibody Treatments Governor Ron DeSantis is demanding the Biden Administration reverse its sudden decision to revoke emergency use authorization (EUA) for monoclonal antibody treatments. In a statement from the Florida Governor''s office , he rages that this abrupt and unilateral action by the Biden Administration will prevent access to lifesaving treatments for Floridians and Americans. Without a shred of clinical data to support this action, Biden has forced trained medical professionals to choose between treating their patients or breaking the law, said Governor Ron DeSantis. This indefensible edict takes treatment out of the hands of medical professionals and will cost some Americans their lives. There are real-world implications to Bidens medical authoritarianism Americans access to treatments is now subject to the whims of a failing president. Rather than giving Americans the option for various COVID treatments, the FDA and the Biden Administration issued their royal decree, taking away the very thing that is proven to reduce hospitalizations and save lives, said Lieutenant Governor Jeanette Nuñez. Monoclonal antibody treatments like Regeneron have had a positive impact for thousands of Floridians.

Ivermectin Could Destroy Justification For Lockdowns And Vaccine Mandates Authored by Harry Lee and Nicholas VandenNieuwenhof via The Epoch Times, Federal health agencies havent recognized ivermectin as an effective treatment for COVID-19 patients. According to Doctor Leland Stillman, the reason is more political than scientific, because otherwise there would be no basis for lockdowns or vaccine mandates. If ivermectin were recognized by the public health and academic establishment as the drug that it is, that treats acute viral illnesses, one of which is COVID-19, the entire justification for lockdowns, mandates, let alone vaccine research and development would evaporate overnight, Stillman told The Epoch Times in a recent interview. Dr. Leland Stillman in an interview with The Epoch Times in Arizona in December, 2021. (The Epoch Times) According to Section 564 of the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ( pdf ), the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) can only issue emergency use authorization if certain criteria are met, including there is no adequate, approved, and available alternative to the product. So if theres an approved alternative, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)an agency in HHScant issue emergency use authorization for COVID-19 vaccines.

"Bizarro World": Researcher Calls Out Censorship After Journal Pulls COVID-19 Vaccine Adverse Events Analysis Authored by Petr Svab via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Jessica Rose didnt ask for any of this. She started to analyze data on adverse reactions after COVID-19 vaccines simply as an exercise to master a new piece of software. But she couldnt ignore what she saw and decided to publish the results of her analysis. The next thing she knew, she was in a bizzarro world, she told The Epoch Times. An investigational pharmacy technician holds a dose of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine before it is administered in a clinical trial in Aurora, Colorado, on Dec. 15, 2020. (Michael Ciaglo/Getty Images) A paper she co-authored based on her analysis was withdrawn by the academic journal Elsevier under circumstances that raised eyebrows among her colleagues. The journal declined to comment on the matter. Rose received her PhD in computational biology from the Bar-Ilan University in Israel.

Ventas (VTR) expects Q4 normalized FFO per share to be at the high end of its previously issued guidance range before the benefit of ~$6M of HHS proceeds received in Q4 2021.In