During a meeting with cancer patients and researchers, President Biden talked about the new Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) and his administration’s proposals for the new health…
542 viewsPresident Biden announced the relaunch of the Cancer Moonshot program, which was started under the Obama administration and aims to reduce the death rate from cancer by 50 percent over the next 25 years. The…
1,078 viewsOceanographers with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Geographic Society, and the Mote Marine Laboratory in Florida testified on the latest in ocean…
238 viewsSam Apple looked at the life and research of biochemist Otto Warburg, openly gay and Jewish, who was encouraged by the Nazi Party to continue his research on cancer during World War II.…
307 viewsThe Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee held a hearing to examine the Energy Department’s research and development programs. Witnesses discussed energy research priorities,…
172 viewsResearchers testified at a House Foreign Affairs subcommittee hearing on brain health research. Witnesses discussed the growing body of research around various neurological diseases, including…
322 viewsThe House Science, Space and Technology Committee held a hearing to assess ways to improve wildfire research and coordination efforts. Among the witnesses were Washington state forester…
309 viewsDr. Anthony Fauci and Dr. Francis Collins testified on the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) fiscal year 2022 budget request before the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Health & Human…
3,498 viewsDr. Francis Collins, director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), testified on his agency’s fiscal year 2022 budget before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Health & Human…
1,119 viewsAuthor Harriet Washington argued that Americans are being denied the right to say “no” to taking part in medical research. This virtual event was hosted by Revolution Books in New York City.
167 viewsRobert Egge talked about the anniversary of the National Alzheimer’s Project Act and Alzheimer’s policy.
343 viewsSeveral directors from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) testified before a House Appropriations subcommittee on President Trump’s fiscal year 2021 budget request and the coronavirus…
4,789 viewsMedical practitioners and experts examined challenges in research and innovation at a day-long forum hosted by Research!America in Washington, D.C. Dr. Ned Sharpless, acting commissioner of the Food…
89 viewsDr. Francis Collins and other National Institutes of Health leaders testified before a House Appropriations subcommittee on funding and research efforts. They witnesses addressed the…
1,193 viewsDr. Francis Collins, director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), testified before a Senate Appropriations subcommittee regarding President Trump’s fiscal year 2020 budget request…
1,350 viewsTwo House Oversight and Government Reform subcommittees held a hearing to consider alternatives to fetal tissue research. Researchers testified on cases where alternatives and fetal tissue…
1,418 viewsWitnesses testified at a hearing on funding for Down syndrome research. Representatives Pete Sessions (R-TX) and Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) testified about their personal experiences raising…
7,995 viewsNational Institutes of Health directors testified at a hearing on their fiscal year 2018 budget request, and some of the medical research taking place to combat diseases. The leaders outlined…
1,431 viewsJournalist Maria Shriver and physicians who specialize in geriatric care testified at a hearing on Alzheimer’s disease research and prevention. Committee Chair Susan Collins (R-ME) said she…
2,753 viewsThe House Oversight and Government Reform Committee held a hearing on cancer research, including the National Cancer Research Moonshot Initiative. Witnesses included Tammi Carr, the mother of…
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