National Institutes of Health

Aging former research chimps move to Chimp Haven

8:31am April 10, 2025

All of the former research chimpanzees that had been living on an Air Force base in New Mexico have finally arrived at a sanctuary in Louisiana. Many of these chimps are in their 50s and 60s.

Senate Hearing Considers NIH Budget And State Of Medical Research

Legendary former NIH director retires from embattled agency

12:16pm March 01, 2025

Dr. Francis Collins is leaving the National Institutes of Health, where he served as director from 2009 to 2021. The agency is facing cutbacks and restrictions under the Trump administration.

The Wake Forest University School of Medicine exterior.

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Wake Forest University School of Medicine receives NIH grant to study non-opioid migraine treatment

7:00am August 05, 2024

by Neal Charnoff

The Wake Forest University School of Medicine has received funding to study non-opioid treatments for migraines.

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Workers at the U.S. Embassy in Havana leave the building in September 2017. New research out of the National Institutes of Health finds no unusual pattern of damage in the brains of Havana syndrome patients.

In Havana syndrome patients, NIH scientists find no physical trace of harm

1:56pm March 18, 2024

by Jon Hamilton

The mysterious ailments that became known as Havana syndrome left no physical evidence of injury or disease, according to two government studies.

For months, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) refused to hold a hearing on Dr. Monica Bertagnolli's nomination to lead the National Institutes of Health. Sanders finally held that hearing last week.

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Bernie Sanders will vote no on Biden's pick to lead NIH, but nomination may proceed

3:57pm October 24, 2023

by Colleen DeGuzman

The Vermont senator held up the nomination process for Dr. Monica Bertagnolli to lead the health agency in order to make a point about drug prices. Now, he says he'll vote against her.

Dr. Jeanne Marrazzo was a clear and down-to-earth explainer of what was happening during the pandemic, often on CNN and other networks. She's pictured here at a COVID press conference in April 2020.

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Filling Fauci's shoes: Dr. Jeanne Marrazzo is HIV expert and a lot of fun at parties

1:24pm August 04, 2023

by Selena Simmons-Duffin

Dr. Jeanne Marrazzo, a professor at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, will lead NIH's infectious diseases institute. Colleagues say she has a wide breadth of knowledge and a joyful demeanor.

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Appalachian State receives enzyme research grant from NIH

1:14pm February 15, 2023

by Paul Garber and Liam Kimbro

The National Institutes of Health has awarded a nearly $1.6 million grant to Appalachian State University for research surrounding enzyme treatments for diseases including

A chimp walks at Chimp Haven in Louisiana. A federal judge has ruled that the NIH violated the law when it chose not to move former research chimpanzees in New Mexico to the sanctuary.

Law requires former research chimps to be retired at a federal sanctuary, court says

8:15pm December 15, 2022

by Nell Greenfieldboyce

The ruling is the latest twist in a long-running dispute over where dozens of federally-supported former research chimps should live out the remainder of their days.

Two chimpanzees roam the grounds of Chimp Haven in Louisiana. Many former research chimpanzees have been sent to retire at the sanctuary.

The NIH is 'largely finished' moving its former research chimps to a sanctuary

8:32am January 27, 2022

by Nell Greenfieldboyce

All chimps managed by the National Institutes of Health that are currently eligible to go to a sanctuary have been moved there, but animal welfare advocates say more should be allowed to go.

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Rachel Sklar, an environmental epidemiologist and postdoctoral scholar is seen at the San Quentin State Prison in California, collecting data on COVID-19 transmission in the state's prison population. Sklar, who is of Filipino descent, says she has been d

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Southeast Asians are underrepresented in STEM. The label 'Asian' boxes them out more

7:00am December 12, 2021

by Deepa Shivaram

The way data on racial groups is typically collected in the U.S. has sidelined smaller Asian populations like Hmong, Lao and Filipino Americans for decades. Now, there are growing calls for change.