Senate Confirms NIH Director Monica Bertagnolli
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Senate Confirms NIH Director Monica Bertagnolli
2023-11-08 18:23:45
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — Monica Bertagnolli, an expert in the role gene mutation and inflammation play in the growth of cancer, has been confirmed to be the next director of the National Institutes of Health. The Senate vote on Tuesday was 62-36... Read More

NIH Launches Long COVID Clinical Trials
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NIH Launches Long COVID Clinical Trials
2023-07-31 21:33:53
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — The National Institutes of Health on Monday began enrolling patients for clinical trials to test long COVID treatments, nearly three years after Congress gave the agency $1.15 billion to research and test such treatments. The opening of enrollment... Read More

NIH Chief, Who Led Fight Against COVID, Alzheimer’s and Cancer, Retiring
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NIH Chief, Who Led Fight Against COVID, Alzheimer's and Cancer, Retiring
2021-10-05 18:02:50
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON -- Dr. Francis S. Collins, director of the National Institutes of Health for 12 years and a key leader in the nation’s battle against the COVID-19 pandemic, is retiring. Collins, who is 71, said he intends to step down... Read More

More Research Needed on Impact of COVID-19 on HIV
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More Research Needed on Impact of COVID-19 on HIV
2021-04-09 20:12:02
by Alexa Hornbeck

BETHESDA, Md. - The National Institutes of Health released a call for research on how COVID-19 may be indirectly and directly impacting those with HIV. According to the written statement the, “COVID-19 pandemic is affecting people with or at risk... Read More

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