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WASHINGTON, DC — President Donald Trump signed an executive order today, October 19, establishing a new women’s health division within the National Institutes of Health and a White House task …
Trump Reshapes Federal Women’s Health Research Programs Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Department of Health and Human Services is expanding federal oversight of reported health problems following vaccination through a new National Institutes of Health clinic, proposed physician …
HHS Expands Vaccine Safety Monitoring and Injury Research Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Federal health agencies are investing nearly $3 million in experimental wildlife-based tick control methods aimed at reducing the spread of Lyme disease, alpha-gal syndrome and other tickborne …
HHS Funds $3 Million Effort to Cut Tickborne Disease Risks Read More
PHOENIXVILLE, PA — PleoPharma Inc. secured a $6.5 million federal grant to advance a Phase 3 trial of its experimental treatment for cannabis withdrawal symptoms, providing three years of funding …
PleoPharma Wins $6.5 Million NIH Grant for Phase 3 Trial Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sens. Dave McCormick, R-PA, and Chris Coons, D-DE, introduced bipartisan legislation this past week that would establish mentorship standards across National Institutes of Health training and …
Bipartisan Bill Targets NIH Researcher Pipeline Attrition Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Department of Health and Human Services is organizing a government-wide artificial intelligence initiative intended to cut in half the time required for biomedical discoveries to reach …
HHS Targets Faster Medical Discoveries With AI Push Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Dave McCormick and John Fetterman urged the National Institutes of Health to accelerate stalled grant distributions, warning that delays in deploying congressionally approved research funding are threatening …
Pennsylvania Senators Press NIH Over Research Grant Delays Read More
PHILADELPHIA, PA — Federal research funding is driving medical breakthroughs, job growth, and economic activity in Pennsylvania, as lawmakers and health officials point to the state’s life sciences sector as …
NIH Visit Highlights PA’s Role in Medical Breakthroughs Read More WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Department of Health and Human Services and its health agencies rolled out a rapid series of policy moves this week, spanning food labeling, global health ties, …
Federal Health Blitz Targets Gluten Labels, WHO Exit, and Research Ethics Shift Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has announced a five-year, $10 million initiative to research the long-term health effects of the 2023 train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio. …
NIH Launches $10M Study on Long-Term Health Effects of East Palestine Train Disaster Read More