Tag: NIH

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) speaks during the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs hearing on oversight of the credit reporting agencies at Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, April 27, 2023.

NIH nominee agrees to Elizabeth Warren’s demands not to work for pharmaceutical companies after tenure

Cami Mondeaux · August 29, 2023 5:08 pm

FILE - This Aug. 4, 2012 file photo shows new football helmets that were given to a group of youth football players from the Akron Parents Pee Wee Football League, in Akron, Ohio. It's not just football. A new report says too little is known about concussion risks for young athletes, and it's not clear whether better headgear is an answer. The panel stresses wearing proper safety equipment. But it finds little evidence that current helmet designs, face masks and other gear really prevent concussions, as ads often claim. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)

CTE degenerative brain disorder found in amateur contact sports players: NIH

Gabrielle M. Etzel · August 28, 2023 8:31 pm

NIH moves to change its mission statement after being panned as ‘ableist’

Gabrielle M. Etzel · August 25, 2023 4:47 pm

President Joe Biden announced the launch of a new, $24 million project Wednesday at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia aimed at advancing treatments for cancer and other diseases.

Biden launches $24 million Cancer Moonshot research project in Georgia

Christian Datoc · August 23, 2023 2:46 pm

Marijuana and psychedelics use and binge drinking at ‘historic highs’: NIH

Breccan F. Thies · August 17, 2023 10:33 pm

Shot of a senior woman looking out the window.

Air pollution increases dementia risk, new NIH study finds

Gabrielle M. Etzel · August 14, 2023 6:28 pm

Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, speaks about the coronavirus in the Rose Garden of the White House, Monday, March 30, 2020, in Washington.

Watchdog group reveals Fauci and NIH scientists personally collecting royalty payments from taxpayer-funded inventions

Heather Hunter · August 9, 2023 8:02 pm

Lawrence Tabak testifies, Thursday, May 4, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington.

Successor to Fauci named for key health agency

Gabrielle M. Etzel · August 2, 2023 2:59 pm

Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) (left) and Dr. Anthony Fauci.

Rand Paul files criminal referral to DOJ over Dr. Fauci’s gain-of-function claims

Jenny Goldsberry · July 31, 2023 1:39 am

Biden announces research grants for precision surgeries as part of Cancer Moonshot

Gabrielle M. Etzel · July 27, 2023 8:46 pm

Spasmodic dysphonia: What RFK Jr.’s voice condition means for his campaign

Gabrielle M. Etzel · July 20, 2023 1:30 pm

Liquor at a Virginia Alcohol and Beverage Control in Richmond (AP file photo)

Beltway Confidential

COVID-19 and lockdowns drove us to drink — particularly to drink at home alone

Timothy P. Carney · July 14, 2023 1:26 pm