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WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 8: Assistant Secretary for Health (ASH) Dr. Rachel Levine speaks during a Naloxone demonstration at the headquarters of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on September 8, 2023 in Washington, DC. The Naloxone demonstration was held to educate the public on the medication that can reverse the effects of opioid overdoses. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

HHS changes nameplate on portrait of fmr HHS Asst. Secy. Rachel Levine to pre-transition name, Richard

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has altered the official portrait of former Adm. Rachel Levine, the Biden administration’s transgender federal health official, replacing Levine’s current name with his original birth name.

US President Donald Trump signs the bill package to re-open the federal government in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on November 12, 2025. Congress on Wednesday ended the longest government shutdown in US history, 43 days that paralyzed Washington and left hundreds of thousands of workers unpaid while Republicans and Democrats played a high-stakes blame game. The Republican-led House of Representatives voted largely along party lines to approve a Senate-passed package that will reopen federal departments and agencies, as many Democrats fume over what they see as a capitulation by party leaders. (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP) (Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)

Paychecks to federal employees expected to resume over the weekend

Paychecks to federal employees are expected to resume beginning this Saturday as the longest government shutdown ever recorded in United States history comes to a close, according to a new report.

BERLIN, GERMANY - JULY 26: (L-R) Participants draped in the Transgender flag, Pan-sexual flag and asexual flag as the march during the 2025 Christopher Street Day CSD Berlin Pride march on July 26, 2025 in Berlin, Germany. The 47th Berlin CSD is taking place under the motto "Never be silent again!" (Photo by Omer Messinger/Getty Images)

Federal judge overturns Biden-era transgender healthcare protections

A federal judge overturned a former Biden-era rule that protected transgender healthcare under anti-discrimination measures.

Spectators cheer at the 55th Annual LA Pride Parade celebrating lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ+) social and self-acceptance, achievements and legal rights, on June 8, 2025 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by BLAKE FAGAN/AFP via Getty Images)

Calif. loses federal sex ed grants amid HHS gender identity dispute

The Trump administration’s Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has blocked California from receiving federal sex education grants, citing the Golden State’s refusal to remove references to gender identity from its curriculum.

WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 20: Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. holds his hand over his heart during the pledge of allegiance before the start of a hearing with the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government on Capitol Hill on July 20, 2023 in Washington, DC. Members of the committee held the hearing to discuss instances of the U.S. government's alleged censoring of citizens, political figures and journalists. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

HHS Invests $500M To Develop ‘Universal’ Vaccines, Shying Away From mRNA

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) revealed that it is redirecting $500 million in funds meant for next-generation non-mRNA COVID-19 vaccines, developing “universal vaccines” that cover a range of viruses.

Consultant Surgeon Andrew Ready and his team conducts] a live donor kidney transplant at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham on June 9, 2006, in Birmingham, England. Kidney failure patient Carol Playfair was given the chance of life when her sister Tracey Playfair offered one of her own perfect kidneys to help save the life of Carol. The operation at The QE Hospital, part of The University Hospital's Trust was one of 1500 live donor transplants carried out in the United Kingdon every year. Despite the introduction of Donor Cards, there are still too few kidneys available to help all those who require a transplant, thereby producing a waiting list and the only chance of survival is by live donor. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

Ohio: Patient Dies After Being ‘Infected With Rabies’ Following Organ Transplant

A Michigan resident died after undergoing an organ transplant in Ohio that was reportedly contaminated with the deadly rabies virus — being transmitted through the donated organ.