BETHESDA, Md. — Around 1,000 people gathered in Bethesda Saturday to express their frustration and fear over possible cuts to Medicare, Medicaid and research at the National Institutes of Health ...

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) serves as an important source of funding for clinical trials in children, especially for diseases, such as cancer, that are not as highly prioritized in ...

When Vanessa was diagnosed with advanced colon cancer in 2014, just before her 60th birthday, the mother and grandmother learned the cancer had already spread to her stomach and liver. Even after a ...

VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center in Richmond is one of the leading cancer centers in the nation, known for its care and ...

The National Institutes of Health has rescinded $1.4 million of a $2 million grant to Whitman-Walker Health System, putting ...

The Senate on Tuesday confirmed health researcher Jay Bhattacharya as the next leader of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Bhattacharya was confirmed on a party- line vote, 53 to 47.

The funding was supposed to last for at least several more months, said Jace Flatt, an associate professor of health and behavioral sciences at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. But on Friday ...

We’re still a few months out from the start of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season, which is the perfect time to start preparing. Gearing up for hurricane season entails more than just making ...

A young mom battling stage 4 cancer says she was supposed to start a clinical trial at the National Institutes of Health in just a few weeks — but she was left in limbo after her doctors told ...

A new clinical trial map is now accessible from the public website of the Clinical Trials Information System (CTIS). The map is designed to provide patients and healthcare professionals with easy ...

After an illustrious career including 12 years as director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and leading the international Human Genome Project (HGP) consortium, Francis Collins, MD, PhD ...

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