Biden pick for HHS position poised to become first openly transgender official confirmed by Senate
(Worthy News) – President-elect Joe Biden’s nominee to be assistant secretary for health at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services would make history if confirmed.
Biden announced his intent to nominate Dr. Rachel Levine for the position on Tuesday, and should she get confirmed by the Senate, she would be the first openly transgender to be confirmed in U.S. history. [ Source: Washington Examiner (Read More…) ]
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Pennsylvania health official moved mother from nursing home as deaths skyrocketed – NY Post
The health official responsible for overseeing nursing homes in Pennsylvania — where nearly 70 percent of the state’s coronavirus-related deaths have occurred — has reportedly moved her elderly mother out of a facility as deaths skyrocketed.
Health Secretary Dr. Rachel Levine said Tuesday that her 95-year-old mother requested to be moved out of a personal-care home, the ABC affiliate in Harrisburg reported.
“My mother requested, and my sister and I as her children complied, to move her to another location during the COVID-19 outbreak,” said Levine, according to ABC27.