HHS Blog Posts

March 14, 2019

By: Garrett Grigsby, Director of the HHS Office of Global Affairs and Robert P. Kadlec, MD, MTM&H, MS, HHS Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response

Posted In:

Emergency Preparedness and Response | Global Health

Tagged:

influenza | Flu

Patients need transparency and relief from high drug costs, not defense of the status quo

March 11, 2019

By: John O’Brien, Senior Advisor to the Secretary for Drug Pricing Reform

Posted In:

Drug Pricing

Tagged:

prescription drugs

My First Year as HHS Assistant Secretary for Health

Assistant Secretary for Health Adm. Brett Giroir, MD

February 15, 2019

By: Adm. Brett P. Giroir, M.D., Assistant Secretary for Health

Posted In:

HHS Administrative | Opioids

Tagged:

public health

Ending the HIV Epidemic: A Plan for America

February 5, 2019

By: Alex Azar, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services

Posted In:

Prevention and Wellness

Tagged:

HIV

Chicken Eyes: A Gene Therapy Journey to Sight

A revolutionary new drug allowed the author to see the colors of the sunset.

January 31, 2019

By: George Marriott

Posted In:

Prevention and Wellness | Research

Tagged:

gene therapy

Establishing a New Merit-Based Process for Appointing Administrative Law Judges at HHS

January 8, 2019

By: Nancy J. Griswold, Chief Administrative Law Judge, Office of Medicare Hearings and Appeals and Constance B. Tobias, Chair, Departmental Appeals Board

Posted In:

HHS Administrative

Tagged:

Administrative Law Judges

New HRSA Program Will Help Clinicians and Patients in the Fight Against Opioid Addiction