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Date: 2025/05/09 - 22:00

19 States, DC Sue Trump Administration Over Federal Health Agency Layoffs

Attorneys general in 19 states and Washington, D.C., filed a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration's plans to significantly reduce staffing at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), which could disrupt public health services, such as safeguarding food and medication supplies.

Date: 2025/05/07 - 17:00

NIH, CMS Partner to Advance Understanding of Autism Through Secure Access to Select Medicare and Medicaid Data

The partnership will focus first on enabling research around the root causes of autism spectrum disorder.

Colorized transmission electron micrograph of influenza A/H1N1 virus particles.

Date: 2025/05/01 - 18:30

HHS, NIH launch next-generation universal vaccine platform for pandemic-prone viruses

These vaccines aim to provide broad-spectrum protection against multiple strains of multiple viruses.

Date: 2025/04/29 - 23:30

NIH to prioritize human-based research technologies

New initiative aims to reduce use of animals in NIH-funded research.

3 slides of retina tissue taken using three separate imaging techniques. Each image gets progressively clearer.

Date: 2025/04/23 - 16:00

NIH researchers supercharge ordinary clinical device to get a better look at the back of the eye

New technique brings retina into sharper focus .

Factoid that says from 2001 through 2022 overall cancer death rates declined for women, men, and children.

Date: 2025/04/21 - 19:30

Annual Report to the Nation: Cancer deaths continue to decline

Overall death rates from cancer declined steadily among both men and women from 2001 through 2022.

Date: 2025/04/01 - 16:30

Jay Bhattacharya Begins Tenure as 18th Director of the National Institutes of Health

President Trump nominated Dr. Bhattacharya for the position on Nov. 26, 2024, and he was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on March 25, 2025.

computer screen showing polluted sediment sample

Date: 2025/03/13 - 01:31

Microplastics in the brain: How can we avoid exposure?

Microplastics are everywhere, even in our brains but experts explain how we can limit our exposure to these insidious pollutants.

Date: 2025/01/16 - 20:00

Contact lenses used to slow nearsightedness in youth have a lasting effect

NIH-funded study finds progression of eye growth returns to normal in older teens, with no loss of treatment benefit.

Date: 2024/11/23 - 14:32

She Lived with These Parkinson’s Symptoms for Over a Decade Before Diagnosis

Veronica Brown lived with chronic fatigue, depression, and anxiety for over 10 years before she learned they were early signs of Parkinson's disease. Here's how she found relief after diagnosis.