Stanford professor Jay Bhattacharya won Senate confirmation as director of the United States National Institutes of Health (NIH), the top US biomedical research agency.
The upper congressional chamber confirmed Bhattacharya in a 53-47 vote, with all Republicans supporting him.
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The United States Senate confirmed on Tuesday Monica Bertagnolli as the National Institutes of Health (NIS) Director.
The former Harvard Medical School teacher received 62 votes in favor, while 36 Senators did not support her naming.
US President Joe Biden nominated Bertagnolli, who is also a...
The White House announced on Monday that President Joe Biden will nominate surgical oncologist Dr. Monica Bertagnolli as the director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). If elected, she will succeed Lawrence Tabak, who has served as the acting NIH director since Dr. Francis Collins stepped down...
Moderna Inc. and the United States National Institutes of Health (NIH) are fighting over who holds the final patent on a key component of the company's coronavirus vaccine, the New York Times reported on Tuesday.
The core of the dispute stems from Moderna not including three scientists from NIH's...
United States National Institutes of Health Director Dr. Francis Collins (pictured) has decided to leave his post before the end of the year, Politico reported citing three sources familiar with the matter.
The longest-tenured director of the NIH will reportedly depart after nearly three decades at the...
The United States National Institutes of Health Director Dr. Francis Collins (pictured) stated on Sunday that public officials should push unvaccinated Americans more in order for them to get the vaccine.
Collins said that he believes officials need to use "every public health tool," adding that the...
The United States National Institutes of Health (NIH) said on Tuesday that recent trials showed the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Johnson & Johnson's subsidiary Janssen Pharmaceuticals is efficient against virus variants as well.
"The clinical trial testing the Ad26.COV2.S vaccine, by Janssen/Johnson &...
The United States National Institutes of Health (NIH) said on Thursday it has discovered a potential new drug that could be used in the fight against the COVID-19.
The experimental medicine, known as TEMPOL, "can limit SARS-CoV-2 infection by impairing the activity of a viral enzyme called RNA...
The United States National Institute of Health announced on Wednesday it will be conducting clinical trials on adults to determine whether patients with pre-existing allergic reactions may severely respond to the Moderna or Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines.
"The public understandably has been...
United States President-elect Joe Biden's transition team confirmed on Friday he had officially nominated Dr. Francis Collins for Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and Dr. Eric Lander for Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy.
"Their trusted guidance will be essential as we...
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