NIH’s All of Us Research Program Expands National Network of Medical Centers

The program is a bold effort to gather data over time from more than 1M people living in the U.S., with the ultimate goal of accelerating research and improving health.

from NIH

Three sets of health care provider organizations will add to a growing network of trusted leaders charged with implementing the National Institutes of Health’s All of Us Research Program, an ambitious effort to advance research into precision medicine. Combined, the new awardees will receive $13.8 million to enroll interested individuals, gather participant health information and help retain participants in the program through ongoing engagement efforts. These awardees will extend the geographic coverage of the program and strengthen its reach within underserved communities, including lower-income, Hispanic and Latino, African American, American Indian and rural communities.

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Advocates Prepare for Rally for Medical Research

Advocates will descend upon Washington, D.C. on September 13th and 14th to discuss the economic and health impact of research supported by the NIH.

from Research America

On September 13-14, advocates from across the country will gather in Washington D.C. to connect with policymakers for discussions on the life-saving research funded by federal investments. The Rally for Medical Research was founded in 2013 as a result of budget sequestration, the automatic spending cuts enacted across all federal government agencies, including the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

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Congress Defies Trump, Gives Big Raise to NIH Medical Research

Congress grants the National Institutes of Health a $2 billion raise.

from NBC News

The budget agreement, finalized in the wee hours of Monday morning, also defies Trump’s demand for cuts to NASA’s earth science program, which the administration had targeted as part of a wider promise to cut climate change research. And it provides $103 million to fight the opioid abuse epidemic — an area of rare bipartisan agreement that even Trump supports.

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