The letter is an extraordinary rebuke of the Trump administration’s actions against the NIH, which include: terminating hundreds of grants funding scientific and biomedical research; firing more than 1,000 employees this year; and moving to end billions in funds to partner institutions overseas.
The Trump administration recently cancelled billions of dollars in funding to the NIH. Healthcare experts say the funding cuts will delay the pace of medical research in the U.S. — which will not only hamper the commercialization of life-saving treatments, but could also hurt the country’s position as a global leader in healthcare and technology.
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Ayuda Medical offers a wearable device that can detect an overdose and call for help. The company has received support from the NIH and NIDA via the Small Business Innovation Research program.
Gun violence is a public health crisis, and lawmakers are taking small steps toward treating it that way, said Kris Brown, president of gun violence prevention nonprofit Brady United. But there is still a long road ahead in the fight to protect American communities against gun-related injuries and fatalities, she said.
Many people complain about the government – probably with good reason – but the policies surrounding non-dilutive life science R&D are policies that deserve praise, and are the ones that all politicians and leaders, no matter their party affiliation, will support.
The New York Times reported that the FDA was prepared to issue an emergency use authorization for the treatment last week, but NIH Director Francis Collins and NIAID Director Anthony Fauci intervened, arguing that data were too weak.
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The NIAID create the Covid-19 Prevention Trials Network by combining four existing ones, primarily focused on HIV and AIDS, which will continue that work in addition to their new focus on Covid-19.
It was also reported that a study sponsored by the National Institutes of Health was running ahead of schedule and could have data available in the next couple of weeks.
The randomized, placebo-controlled study of Gilead's remdesivir has been posted online and has enrolled the first patient, one of the passengers on a quarantined cruise ship docked off of Yokohama, Japan, who was repatriated to the U.S.
A new study by the Scripps Research Translational Institute suggests Fitbits could be used to detect the flu. By tracking resting heart rate and activity levels, researchers said Fitbits could improve detection of outbreaks at the state level.
The home care industry is booming. As Baby Boomers age and more families seek in-home solutions for loved ones, demand for home care services is at an all-time high.
More than 230,000 people have started the process of joining the research program and more than 142,000 have completed the program's first research protocol.
Science magazine reported that the move put the brakes on a preclinical HIV study and follows the cancellation of a contract between the FDA and a California-based company that supplies fetal tissue for medical research.
The company is hoping to boost the adoption of AI in medical imaging with new software development kits and deals with Ohio State University and the NIH.
It's not just new research that will suffer if proposed healthcare budget cuts are approved, writes Syapse Founder and President Jonathan Hirsch. The basic foundations of healthcare, including public health databases, are also on the line.
There was a strong reaction to the budget cuts for fiscal year 2018, which threaten bipartisan legislation like the 21st Century Cures Act, clinical research funding, and Medicaid.