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Aaron Reid, 20, rests in an exam room in the National Institutes of Health Clinical Center in Bethesda, Md.

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Update: A Young Man's Experiment With A 'Living Drug' For Leukemia

4:39pm September 14, 2018

After trying one treatment after another for his leukemia, 20-year old Aaron Reid enrolled in a study to test an experimental therapy using modified cells from his own body.

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Patient Aaron Reid receives (CAR) T-cell therapy at the NIH in Bethesda, MD. The process took five minutes to complete.

Scientists Race To Improve 'Living Drugs' To Fight Cancer

1:31pm August 16, 2018

by Rob Stein

Researchers are working on better ways to teach patients' immune systems to root out and kill malignant cells. A promising approach involves cells that attack cancer two ways at one time.

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Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center Receives $8 Million Research Grant

5:09pm July 16, 2018

by Bethany Chafin

Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center has received a new $8 million grant from the National Institutes of Health.

Party's over for a federal study about the health effects of moderate alcohol consumption.

Credibility Concerns Lead NIH To End Study Of Alcohol's Health Effects

2:03pm June 15, 2018

by Nell Greenfieldboyce

Scientists and National Institutes of Health officials met with alcohol company executives and appeared to solicit money from them in violation of government policy. The NIH canceled the study.

An experimental vaccine against the AIDS virus is being tested in South Africa. Scientists hope it will succeed where others have failed.

Why An Imperfect HIV Vaccine Could Be Better Than None At All

1:22pm March 21, 2018

by Tim Fitzsimons

Public health interventions and antiviral drugs have put HIV on the ropes in the U.S. But it's unlikely that infections can be wiped out without a vaccine.

"This bill represents a significant bipartisan step forward," Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Wednesday.

Senate Budget Deal Would Give A Boost To Health Programs

10:12am February 08, 2018

The Senate agreement is now before the House, which needs to act by midnight to avert a shutdown. The deal appears to include almost every health priority Democrats have been pushing in recent months.

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Wake Forest Baptist Researchers Receive $8-Million Grant To Study Alcohol Addiction

5:00am January 16, 2018

by Bethany Chafin

Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center has received $8 million to study alcohol addiction.

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Mine Cicek, an assistant professor at the Mayo Clinic, processes samples for the All of Us program.

Researchers Gather Health Data For 'All Of Us'

8:12am December 31, 2017

by Richard Harris

Federal researchers are collecting blood samples from 1 million Americans as part of an effort called "precision medicine." But some critics worry that the path ahead is expensive and unclear.

Alex Azar, who was deputy secretary for Health and Human Services in the George W. Bush administration, is President Trump's pick to replace Dr. Tom Price as head of the department.

Trump Picks Alex Azar To Lead Health And Human Services

4:58pm November 13, 2017

by Alison Kodjak

If the former drug company executive is confirmed by the Senate, he would replace Dr. Tom Price, who resigned in September after a scandal involving government travel on private aircraft.

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Tackle Negative Thinking Head-On To Boost Diversity In Biomedicine

5:09am September 16, 2017

by Esther Landhuis

One California university is trying a new strategy to help minority students perform better in STEM classes and develop the mental resilience to face future challenges.