http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Michael_LeavittFind stories, videos, and photos about Michael Leavitt from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Thu, 26 Nov 2009 06:38:54 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com//cnn/2009/HEALTH/01/09/cdc.director.gerberding/tztop.gerberding.gi.jpghttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Michael_Leavitt14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Michael Leavitt from CNN.com.http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/01/09/cdc.director.gerberding/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/01/09/cdc.director.gerberding/index.html#cnnSTCTextDr. Julie Gerberding, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, will leave her post by noon on January 20, the day President-elect Barack Obama is to be sworn in to office.Sat, 10 Jan 2009 03:50:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/12/18/provider.conscience/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/12/18/provider.conscience/index.html#cnnSTCTextAs an intern 20 years ago, Dr. Sandy Christiansen said, she was repeatedly denied the opportunity to perform some medical procedures that other interns performed.Fri, 19 Dec 2008 13:29:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1851240,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1851240,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe Food and Drug Administration will establish its first office in China before the end of the year as part of a broader plan to assure the safety of imports from the developing worldThu, 16 Oct 2008 21:15:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1846429,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1846429,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsFederal health officials are beginning a project in Minneapolis-St. Paul to let letter carriers stockpile a personal supply of emergency antibiotics so they are protected and ready to deliver aid to the rest of the city at a moment's noticeThu, 02 Oct 2008 00:40:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1843967,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1843967,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsAttorneys general from 13 states on Wednesday protested a proposed Bush administration rule that would give stronger job protections to doctors and other health care workers who refuse to participate in abortions because of religious or moral objectionsWed, 24 Sep 2008 18:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1730931,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1730931,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsU.S. food and drug regulators will start working in China next month once Beijing gives its final approval, the top U.S. health official said TuesdayTue, 15 Apr 2008 14:05:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/11/06/news/economy/product_safety/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/11/06/news/economy/product_safety/index.htmPresident Bush on Tuesday said he backed tougher product safety measures that would give mandatory recall authority to the Food and Drug Administration and increase penalties on companies that import unsafe products into the United States.Tue, 06 Nov 2007 18:45:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/11/05/news/bush_panel/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/11/05/news/bush_panel/index.htmAn advisory commission created in response to concerns about recalls of dangerous toothpaste, dog food and toys will recommend to President Bush that the Food and Drug Administration be empowered to order mandatory recalls of products deemed a risk to consumers, an administration official said Monday.Tue, 06 Nov 2007 02:40:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/10/08/schip.ads/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/10/08/schip.ads/index.html#cnnSTCTextAs House members are at home for the Columbus Day weekend, a coalition of labor and advocacy groups is stepping up the battle over the federal children's health-care program, known as SCHIP.Tue, 09 Oct 2007 02:56:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/09/10/news/economy/import_safety.ap/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/09/10/news/economy/import_safety.ap/index.htmThe flow of products imported into the U.S. each year is so vast that simply increasing inspections would not adequately improve safety.Mon, 10 Sep 2007 06:35:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/06/13/virginia.tech/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/06/13/virginia.tech/index.htmlCowed by confusing privacy laws, authorities sometimes fail to raise red flags about potentially dangerous students, and peers keep quiet out of a false sense of duty, a federal report on the Virginia Tech shootings concluded Wednesday.Wed, 13 Jun 2007 21:00:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/05/15/news/economy/medicare_drugs/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/05/15/news/economy/medicare_drugs/index.htmThe clock is ticking off the seconds to a midnight Monday deadline for an estimated 5 million eligible Americans to enroll in Medicare's prescription drug benefit program or face penalties when they sign up later.Mon, 15 May 2006 19:19:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/HEALTH/05/14/medicare.drugs/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/HEALTH/05/14/medicare.drugs/index.htmlOperators are standing by to help the estimated 5 million eligible Americans who have not enrolled in Medicare's prescription drug benefit program, the Health and Human Services secretary said Sunday.Sun, 14 May 2006 20:27:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/HEALTH/conditions/03/20/bird.flu/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/HEALTH/conditions/03/20/bird.flu/index.htmlDetection of the highly pathogenic avian flu virus H5N1 inside the United States could come as early as this year, as government officials unveiled plans to increase monitoring and expand screening of migratory birds that could bring it.Tue, 21 Mar 2006 04:12:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/HEALTH/03/06/birdflu.vaccine/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/HEALTH/03/06/birdflu.vaccine/index.htmlA second vaccine against the deadly H5N1 virus is under development, Health and Human Services Secretary Michael Leavitt said Monday.Mon, 06 Mar 2006 20:32:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/12/13/bush.medicare/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/12/13/bush.medicare/index.htmlPresident Bush visited a retirement home in suburban Washington Tuesday to tout the new Medicare prescription drug plan, which will take effect in a few weeks.Tue, 13 Dec 2005 17:36:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/HEALTH/conditions/11/21/pandemic.fears/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/HEALTH/conditions/11/21/pandemic.fears/index.htmlWhile health officials have serious concerns about the H5N1 bird flu virus becoming a pandemic, they say it won't be a worldwide threat until the virus is able to spread easily between people.Mon, 21 Nov 2005 20:15:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/HEALTH/11/14/flu.overview/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/HEALTH/11/14/flu.overview/index.htmlConcerns over the seasonal flu, which sickens millions of people each winter, have taken a back seat this year to fears of the bird flu and the horrifying potential that it could evolve into a worldwide pandemic.Mon, 14 Nov 2005 13:50:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/HEALTH/conditions/11/09/bird.flu.plan.asia/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/HEALTH/conditions/11/09/bird.flu.plan.asia/index.htmlSomewhere in rural Asia, a bar-headed goose tramps through fields and puddles and makes itself comfortable inside the home of the farmer who owns her.Wed, 09 Nov 2005 16:59:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/HEALTH/conditions/11/01/us.flu.plan/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/HEALTH/conditions/11/01/us.flu.plan/index.htmlPresident Bush announced Tuesday that he would ask Congress for $7.1 billion in emergency funding to prepare the country for a possible flu pandemic.Tue, 01 Nov 2005 11:35:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/HEALTH/conditions/10/07/birdflu.romania/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/HEALTH/conditions/10/07/birdflu.romania/index.htmlRomanian officials quarantined a Danube delta village of about 30 people Friday after three dead ducks there tested positive for bird flu -- the first such cases reported in the region.Sat, 08 Oct 2005 01:52:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/10/06/birdflu.wrap/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/10/06/birdflu.wrap/index.htmlAmerica's top health official says the world is "woefully unprepared" to respond to a pandemic, a problem made more urgent by concerns that the current avian flu virus could spread into a global health crisis.Thu, 06 Oct 2005 06:01:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/09/23/katrina.recovery/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/09/23/katrina.recovery/index.htmlThe White House is in final negotiations over a $1 billion plan to fund nonprofit groups' efforts to help Hurricane Katrina evacuees relocate, sources involved in those negotiations said Friday.Sat, 24 Sep 2005 02:12:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/HEALTH/09/06/katrina.water/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/HEALTH/09/06/katrina.water/index.htmlDespite reporting five deaths from a bacteria-caused illness, public health officials said Tuesday they are more concerned about the possibility of toxic chemicals in the water covering New Orleans than they are about a cholera outbreak.Tue, 06 Sep 2005 22:31:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/09/04/katrina.impact/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/09/04/katrina.impact/index.htmlNearly a week after Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf Coast, military helicopters circled above New Orleans on Sunday to drop supplies and rescue people trapped in the nearly deserted city.Sun, 04 Sep 2005 06:25:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WEATHER/08/31/katrina.recovery/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WEATHER/08/31/katrina.recovery/index.htmlAs New Orleans authorities worked to plug the breaches in the city's levees, and search and rescue teams headed to devastated areas of the Gulf Coast, President Bush promised a national effort on behalf of Hurricane Katrina victims.Wed, 31 Aug 2005 11:35:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/ALLPOLITICS/01/19/leavitt.confimation.ap/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/ALLPOLITICS/01/19/leavitt.confimation.ap/index.htmlSenators on Tuesday pressed Health and Human Services nominee Mike Leavitt for a permanent commissioner for the Food and Drug Administration, which has been without one for nearly a year amid rising concerns about the safety of drugs on the market.Wed, 19 Jan 2005 14:14:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/12/13/bush.cabinet/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/12/13/bush.cabinet/index.htmlPresident Bush has nominated EPA Administrator Mike Leavitt to replace Tommy Thompson as Health and Human Services secretary.Mon, 13 Dec 2004 15:08:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2000/04/01/277541/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2000/04/01/277541/index.htmThey're coming. It's no longer a question of if, but when and how. No, not the aliens, but Internet taxes, which have been alien to the Net thus far. Derek Bulkeley--who runs San Francisco online a...Sat, 01 Apr 2000 05:01:00 EST