Tag : National Institutes of Health
Zika doctors title : Zika Virus Is 'Scarier Than Initially Thought,' Billions Needed To Fight It Say U.S. Health Officials
summary : A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention official said Monday the Zika virus is tied to more birth defects than the genetic abnormalities-related microcephaly, and the mosquitoes that can carry it are present in 30 U.S. states. Doctors from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Institutes of Health appeared before White House reporters Monday to press their case for Congress to approve $1.9 billion in emergency funding to fight the virus.
date : Apr 11, 2016 11:57 PM EDT
Rare Disease Day 2016 title : Rare Disease Day 2016 Observed Feb 29 Raises Critical Awareness During Leap Year
summary : Rare Disease Day is being observed in special ways on Feb. 29 during Leap Year to raise awareness about the variety of more uncommon medical conditions that affect one in 10 Americans. The National Institutes of Health defines a rare disease as any that affects less than 200,000 people at a given time. Nearly 7,000 rare diseases currently affect nearly 30 million Americans.
date : Feb 29, 2016 10:26 AM EST
title : Alzheimer’s Research May Receive Record-Setting Funding Increase To $350 Million in Proposed 2016 Government Budget
summary : Alzheimer’s research may receive a record-setting increase in funding of $350 million within the $1.1 trillion spending deal Congress reached Tuesday night for fiscal 2016. If the overall budget is approved by the White House, it will increase government spending on the disease by more than 50 percent, reports The Washington Post.
date : Dec 20, 2015 02:38 PM EST
Planned Parenthood title : Congress to Investigate Planned Parenthood over Fetus Tissue Obtained from Abortions; Use in Medical Research Questioned
summary : Republican leaders in Congress launched an investigation of Planned Parenthood on Wednesday after a video from a conservative activist group went viral online implying that the nonprofit organization sold organs and tissues obtained from abortions. It has also brought into question the use of fetal tissue in scientific and medical research.
date : Jul 16, 2015 08:18 PM EDT
US Nurse Eboa title : U.S. Healthcare Worker Infected with Ebola Arrives in Maryland Hospital for Treatment; NIH Says Patient in ‘Serious’ Condition
summary : A healthcare worker infected with the deadly Ebola virus currently in serious condition has arrived in the United States from Sierra Leone for treatment at a Maryland hospital run by the National Institutes of Health.
date : Mar 13, 2015 06:56 PM EDT