Read more Kathleen Sebelius stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/15342/kathleen-sebelius.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 9:13:13 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74460/mammogram-backdown-hurts-health-reform.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHealth secretary Kathleen Sebelius has set back the cause of health care reform in her rush to distance herself from the recommendation of her own department's task force concerning mammograms, writes Steven Pearlstein. The advice that women under 50 shouldn't get annual mammograms was based on science, and Sebelius should...http://www.newser.com/story/74460/mammogram-backdown-hurts-health-reform.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 20 Nov 2009 1:50:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74341/new-mammogram-advice-not-us-policy-sebelius.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe recommendation from the US Preventative Services Task Force that women in their 40s should not get mammograms is not government policy, said the secretary of Health and Human Services. Kathleen Sebelius tried to tamp down some of the controversy that has followed the panel’s decision, asserting that government insurance...http://www.newser.com/story/74341/new-mammogram-advice-not-us-policy-sebelius.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 18 Nov 2009 17:22:12 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72481/us-declares-swine-flu-emergency.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPresident Obama declared the swine flu outbreak a national emergency and empowered his health secretary to suspend federal requirements and speed treatment for thousands of infected people. Despite the language, the White House emphasized the declaration is bureaucratic in nature and should not signal cause for alarm. The goal is...http://www.newser.com/story/72481/us-declares-swine-flu-emergency.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 24 Oct 2009 10:56:50 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/72346/vaccine-scarier-than-swine-flu-poll.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAmericans are spooked by the growing threat of swine flu but even warier of the vaccine. Half of respondents in a recent Washington Post poll are a “great deal” or “somewhat” worried they or a family member will catch H1N1, up from 39% in August. But more than 60% say...http://www.newser.com/story/72346/vaccine-scarier-than-swine-flu-poll.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 22 Oct 2009 14:05:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69662/sebelius-schools-reporter-on-how-to-sneeze.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNBC's Chuck Todd got a lesson in how to sneeze properly today when he let one fly during a briefing with health secretary Kathleen Sebelius. After Todd sneezed, Sebelius stopped the press conference to razz him about not sneezing into his sleeve, reports MediaBistro. "What's up with that? she asked....http://www.newser.com/story/69662/sebelius-schools-reporter-on-how-to-sneeze.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 17 Sep 2009 14:52:30 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69304/swine-flu-shots-will-start-next-month-sebelius.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe nation's first round of swine flu shots could begin sooner than expected, with some vaccine available as early as the first week of October, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said today. Sebelius said she is confident the vaccine will be available early enough to beat the peak...http://www.newser.com/story/69304/swine-flu-shots-will-start-next-month-sebelius.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 13 Sep 2009 15:10:46 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68351/elmo-takes-on-swine-flu.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe fuzzy residents of Sesame Street are teaming up with the federal government to school kids on the dangers of swine flu and how to prevent it, the Washington Post reports. Elmo and human pal Gordon have taped PSAs that instruct children to be sure to wash their hands and...http://www.newser.com/story/68351/elmo-takes-on-swine-flu.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 01 Sep 2009 15:05:56 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67093/public-option-on-its-death-bed.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe public option is looking sickly, after a weekend in which Obama and Co. seemed to be backing away from it, and liberals aren’t happy about it, Politico reports. “Public Option, Meet Underside of Bus,” read one Daily Kos headline. Over the weekend, President Obama said the proposal was “just...http://www.newser.com/story/67093/public-option-on-its-death-bed.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 17 Aug 2009 9:20:07 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67037/sebelius-public-option-not-essential.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagLiberal lawmakers are demanding that a public option be included in a final health care reform package, but top Obama administration officials seemed to hedge on the subject today, Politico reports. On Face the Nation , Robert Gibbs said “thus far” President Obama sees a government-funded system as the best way...http://www.newser.com/story/67037/sebelius-public-option-not-essential.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 16 Aug 2009 9:57:36 CDT