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RFK Jr. faces Senate hurdles for HHS approval because of abortion stance

RFK Jr. faces Senate hurdles for HHS approval because of abortion stance

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Donald Trump’s nominee for Health and Human Services Secretary, faces Senate resistance due to inconsistent abortion positions, writes obvious-stating New York. Despite his past support for abortion rights, anti-abortion groups now demand concessions, including appointing anti-abortion leaders at HHS and reinstating Trump-era abortion restrictions, such

HHS launches two programs to tackle AI in drug safety and vaccine design

HHS launches two programs to tackle AI in drug safety and vaccine design

As fully covered on FederalNewsNetwork’s Federal Drive, Health and Human Services’ Advanced Research Projects Agency-Health (ARPA-H) launched two new initiatives to address complex biomedical challenges. The first, Catalyst, focuses on using AI tools to improve drug development by predicting human outcomes in preclinical phases, thus reducing the high failure

HHS officials highlight AI's role and challenges in healthcare at NVIDIA Summit

HHS officials highlight AI's role and challenges in healthcare at NVIDIA Summit

At NVIDIA's AI Summit in Washington, DC, Micky Tripathi, acting chief artificial intelligence officer for Health and Human Services, emphasized the transformative potential of AI in healthcare, as reported by NextGov. Tripathi highlighted the need for innovation balanced with guardrails, especially when using AI with sensitive clinical data.