The Ara Parseghian Medical Research Fund will provide financial backing for the multi-year research effort.
A cross-agency effort to harmonize 12 petabytes of biomedical data is laying the groundwork for AI-driven health research at ...
As someone living with ALS, which affects an estimated 35,000 Americans, I don’t perceive the NIH as a political battlefield.
A new NIH-funded study will follow participants for 10 years to uncover what may trigger autoimmune diseases before symptoms ...

Abolish the NIH

In 1980, economist Milton Friedman said the National Institutes of Health should be abolished. Friedman said the same about ...
During his 2015 State of the Union address, then-President Barack Obama announced what he promised would be an ambitious ...
For the estimated 50 million Americans living with autoimmune conditions, something significant just happened. The National Institutes of Health unveiled a strategic plan for autoimmune disease ...
Last month, I watched in dismay as Director Jay Bhattacharya stood before 1,000 Alzheimer’s disease and dementia advocates ...
Jay Bhattacharya hit back at critics of funding cuts and said the NIH is committed to improving the health of all Americans.
Megan covers the intersection of science and society. How is biomedical research funded? Who benefits? And how do new technologies reflect and shape our values? You can reach Megan on Signal at ...
The claim appeared on X, where far-right influencer Laura Loomer said one of the two was from Cameroon and alleged the NIH ...
Anil Oza is a general assignment reporter at STAT focused on the NIH and health equity. You can reach him on Signal at aniloza.16. The likelihood of snagging National Institutes of Health grants has ...