Fifteen Democratic governors have formed a new public health alliance in defiance of Health and Human Services Department Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s policies.
North Carolina residents receiving food assistance through SNAP and WIC will continue to receive benefits through October, according to the state’s Department of Health and Human Services. More than 1.4 million rely on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), and approximately 262,000 women, infants, and children are supported by the WIC program.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention now says that each individual is responsible for choosing whether or not to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.
The Department of Health and Human Services announced this week that it is doubling its funding of its Childhood Cancer Data Initiative at the National Cancer Institute to promote the development of "improved diagnostics, treatments, and prevention strategies."