June 15, 2018

Streisand Delivers Rall Cultural Lecture
By Carla Garnett
At NIH on May 15, the world- renowned singer-actor-director used her voice in a less-familiar venue to amplify a topic that’s been close to her heart throughout her six-decade career: gender equity, especially in science and health.

Attractions of Commercial Genome Testing
By Rich McManus
If you haven’t been to the drug store lately, it may come as a surprise to find, there on the shelves as you search for toothpaste, deodorant and a greeting card, little boxes inviting you to spit in a tube and find out about your genetic past.
Fogarty Marks 50 Years of Global Health Partnerships
By Ann Puderbaugh
A half century of global health research and training accomplishments were celebrated May 1, as more than 500 NIH leaders, researchers, advocates and trainees gathered from around the world to mark establishment of the Fogarty International Center in 1968.
Harvard’s Seidman Discusses Heart Research
By Courtney Coombes
Dr. Joan Postow is no stranger to cardiology offices. As early as age 3, she was diagnosed with a heart murmur and by age 20 she began experiencing chest pains.