News Releases

March 2019

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Statement from FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, M.D., on advancing new policies aimed at preventing youth access to, and appeal of, flavored tobacco products, including e-cigarettes and cigars

March 13, 2019
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NIH study shows many preteens screen positive for suicide risk during ER visits

March 11, 2019
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CMS & CDC Offer a specialized, online Infection Prevention and Control Training For Nursing Home Staff in the Long-Term Care Setting

March 11, 2019
Many factors contribute to worsening asthma symptoms, such as blood levels of vitamin D, obesity, and high indoor air pollution.

Vitamin D may protect against pollution-associated asthma symptoms in obese children

March 08, 2019
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Tuberculosis diagnosis in people with HIV increases risk of death within 10 years

March 06, 2019
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Rate of life-threatening childbirth complications increasing sharply across U.S. racial, ethnic groups

March 05, 2019
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HIV prevention study finds universal “test and treat” approach can reduce new infections

March 05, 2019
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Results of trial to stem hospital-acquired bacterial infections published

March 05, 2019
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Deadly staph infections still threaten the U.S.

March 05, 2019
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Statement from FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, M.D., on forceful new actions focused on retailers, manufacturers to combat youth access to e-cigarettes as part of FDA’s Youth Tobacco Prevention Plan

March 04, 2019

February 2019

Newly identified (red) and known (blue) genes linked to Alzheimer’s disease spike in this table plotting results from genome-wide association analysis of 94,437 individuals with late onset Alzheimer’s.

Data sharing uncovers five new risk genes for Alzheimer’s disease

February 28, 2019
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Just released: NCCOR’s 2018 Annual Report

February 28, 2019
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CDC data confirm: Progress in HIV prevention has stalled

February 27, 2019
Teen driver in car equipped with camera is distracted while using cell phone and crashes into stopped vehicle in front of him.

Reaching for objects while driving may raise teen crash risk nearly sevenfold

February 25, 2019
A graphical representation of biologic and chronologic age

Older biologic age linked to elevated breast cancer risk

February 22, 2019
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NIOSH reviews scientific literature on infectious diseases in the workplace

February 21, 2019
Study participant has darker hair after six months on nitisinone

Nitisinone increases melanin in people with albinism

February 20, 2019
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Long periods of sedentary behavior may increase cardiovascular risk in older women

February 19, 2019
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Researchers find genetic vulnerability to menthol cigarette use

February 15, 2019
Dr. Noni H. Byrnes

NIH names Dr. Noni H. Byrnes director of the Center for Scientific Review

February 14, 2019