Fauci Named One of PEOPLE Magazine’s People of the Year
For much of 2020, Dr. Anthony Fauci has been in the spotlight as a constant source of expertise during the COVID-19 pandemic. On Thursday, he was named one of the… Read More
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Senate Appropriation Bill Includes Funding For NIH, Purple Line
The U.S. Senate’s proposed appropriations bill includes funding for several projects in Montgomery County and Maryland. The Senate Appropriation Committee’s bipartisan bill now moves to the U.S. House of Representatives… Read More
Medical Center Metro Construction Continues Tuesday; Portions of Rockville Pike Will Close
Street level and underground construction continues between Walter Reed National Military Medical Center and the National Institute of Health with plans to close portions of Rockville Pike Tuesday evening. Starting… Read More
Next COVID-19 Relief Bill Should Fund NIH Research, Cardin and Van Hollen Urge
Maryland’s U.S. Sens. Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen joined a bipartisan coalition of their Senate colleagues Thursday in calling for $15.5 billion to be allocated for research at the… Read More
Dr. Fauci to Throw Ceremonial First Pitch at Nats Opener
Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases in Bethesda, will throw out the ceremonial first pitch at the Washington Nationals’ opening game Thursday against… Read More
Cardin Thinks Montgomery County Will See More Federal COVID-19 Funding
U.S. Sen. Ben Cardin said he believes Montgomery County will see more funding after the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act to help with COVID-19 costs. “At the… Read More
NCI in Bethesda Conducting Genomic Study for COVID-19
Dr. Stephen Chanock, director of the Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics at the National Cancer Institute (NCI) in Bethesda, is heading a genomics study to determine what genetic variants… Read More
Blair High School Student is 3D Printing NIH-Approved Face Shields
County Cable Montgomery’s Susan Kenedy caught up with Montgomery Blair High School student Arjun Oberoi, who is making face shields in the basement of his home using his 3D printers.… Read More
NIH Anuncia Asociación para Acelerar Proceso de Vacuna COVID-19
Los Institutos Nacionales de Salud de Bethesda (NIH) están lanzando una asociación público-privada con la esperanza de acelerar el trabajo para crear una vacuna COVID-19 y opciones de tratamiento, anunció… Read More
NIH Announces Partnership to Accelerate Process for Creating COVID-19 Vaccine
The National Institutes of Health in Bethesda is launching a public-private partnership in hopes of accelerating work to create a COVID-19 vaccine and treatment options, it announced April 17. The… Read More
28 NIH Employees Test Positive for COVID-19
Twenty-eight National Institutes of Health staff members have tested positive for COVID-19, as of March 27. An NIH spokesperson would not say which institutes the affected staffers worked for or… Read More
Melania Trump visitó Pacientes de The Children’s Inn en NIH
La Primera Dama Melania Trump celebró el Día de San Valentín en Bethesda en The Children’s Inn en NIH. Es el tercer año consecutivo que Trump visita a los niños… Read More