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HHS Secretary says US plays key role in global health Sylvia Burwell, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, visited NIH to tour the Bethesda campus and participate in a town hall meeting with staff. Full article...
NIH Ebola vaccine trial underway in Liberia A large clinical trial to assess the safety and efficacy of two experimental vaccines to prevent Ebola virus infection has begun. Read full article... Related news: Medical Education Partnership Initiative aids Ebola response
Injuries cause 5 million deaths each year Fogarty Director Dr. Roger I. Glass discusses how NIH can help strengthen the capacity of low- and middle-income country institutions to study trauma and injury prevention and response. Read full article...
Measuring health impact of indoor air pollution Researchers hope to identify and establish a standard panel of indicators and biomarkers that can provide more precise evidence of the effectiveness of cleaner cookstoves. Read full article...
Nursing research and training spur global health gains NIH's National Institute of Nursing Research supports critical investigations to advance disease prevention, patient self-management, end-of-life care, treatment innovations and nurse scientist training. Read full article... Focus on nursing research: Sari cloth can filter cholera from water, research shows Lab-on-a-chip provides speedy disease diagnoses Research aims to curb mental, emotional pain of HIV Study finds mothers can help reduce daughters' risk of HIV infection in Jamaica Role of nursing research in global health: Q and A with NINR Director Dr Patricia A Grady Profile: Fogarty nursing fellow Faith Beulah oversees HIV trials in India
Annual Photoshare Photo Contest Cash prize awards to amateur and professional photographers to share their global public health and development photos for charitable and educational use. Entry deadline: February 28, 2015
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