‘Invisible Killers’ highlights dangers of Influenza, Ebola, Smallpox: premieres on March 29
Viruses have shaped our health and our history, and, despite all the tools of modern medicine, they continue to kill millions of people every year. Influenza, smallpox, and Ebola are among the three most lethal More...
Discovery’s ‘First In Human’ with ‘Big Bang Theory’ star Jim Parsons airs August 10
Just miles from the nation’s capital, on the campus of the revered National Institutes of Health, sits the Clinical Center, or Building 10: the largest hospital in the world devoted solely to medical research. More...
‘Big Bang Theory’ star Jim Parsons narrates Discovery’s ‘First in Human’ look at NIH research
Near the nation’s capital, on the campus of the National Institutes of Health, sits Building 10: the largest hospital in the world devoted solely to research. Inside, our country’s most brilliant scientific More...
HHS to probe ‘fetal tissue’ handling, not just Planned Parenthood, Rand Paul responds
The Department of Health and Human Services Inspector General Daniel R. Levinson announced his office would be investigating how the department monitors fetal research activities. This comes in the wake of undercover More...
How to Properly Move a Laboratory
Moving a laboratory is inherently dangerous. The materials can be toxic, machinery can be fragile, and the space you are leaving needs to be decontaminated. The risks need to be weighed against the rewards or necessity More...
NIH officials release statement on World Malaria Day
On World Malaria Day, it is encouraging to note that enhanced global efforts to control and eliminate malaria have saved an estimated 3.3 million lives since 2000. However, the mosquito-borne disease continues to More...
