NIH
U.S. Vaccine Program ‘Critically Weakened,’ Dismissed ACIP Members Warn; Judge Orders Canceled NIH Grants Restored
All 18 ACIP members who were abruptly dismissed by the HHS Secretary have issued a joint letter declaring that the ...
JUNE 18, 2025
Briefing: Federal Research Funding Cuts Will Thwart Pharmacy Innovation, Pharmacist Training
A panel of UMD medicine and pharmacy experts told reporters late last week that research funding cuts to the NIH ...
APRIL 8, 2025
What Do Funding Cuts Mean For the Future of HIV?
Chris Beyrer, MD, MPH, of Duke talks to IDSE about implications of funding cuts on the future of HIV research, ...
APRIL 1, 2025
Senate Committee to Vote Next Week on Top NIH, FDA Posts
The Senate’s Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee will vote Thursday, March 13, 2025, on the ...
MARCH 10, 2025
Court Grants Temporary Restraining Order Against NIH Funding Cuts
A U.S. District Court judge has issued a temporary restraining order blocking the Trump administration’s new ...
FEBRUARY 10, 2025
Single Mutation in H5N1 Influenza Surface Protein Could Enable Easier Human Infection
Scientists are concerned that the viruses could evolve to recognize human-type cell receptors in the upper airways ...
DECEMBER 9, 2024
Drug Shortages, Increased Syphilis Cases Shift Focus to Prevention, Diagnosis, Treatment
With U.S. syphilis cases surging, a cross-governmental task force is focused on addressing the escalating epidemic ...
DECEMBER 6, 2024
NIH Trial to Evaluate Shionogi Antiviral in Adults Hospitalized With COVID-19
The National Institutes of Health has initiated a multisite clinical trial evaluating an investigational antiviral ...
MARCH 13, 2023
Neurodegenerative Disease Risk Linked to Viral Exposure
Exposure to viral illnesses may increase the risk for neurodegenerative diseases (NDDs), such as Alzheimer’s ...
FEBRUARY 7, 2023
COVID-19 Vaccination Linked to Temporary Increase in Menstrual Cycle Length
A large international study funded by the NIH confirmed a link between COVID-19 vaccination with an average ...
SEPTEMBER 28, 2022
Could Topical Cream Boost Flu Vaccine?
Imiquimod cream, which is used commonly to treat genital warts and certain skin cancers, might be able to increase ...
SEPTEMBER 18, 2018
NIAID Awards $12 M+ Grant for Lassa Fever Vaccine
NIH has awarded Tulane University more than $12 million to test a promising drug treatment against Lassa fever ...
JULY 21, 2017
