NIH leadership thanked the Office of Research Services’ Division of Emergency Management staff for their “grit and determination” while keeping NIH prepared and ready to respond to pandemics, natural disasters and other dangers. The division coordinates resources essential for preparedness.
Former Clinical Center hospital epidemiologist and 41-year NIH veteran Dr. David Henderson recently took the (hybrid) stage to deliver his assessment of the U.S. response to the Covid-19 pandemic.
The most significant advances in managing and treating mental health conditions did not happen by accident, but rather through several decades of National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)-supported research, said NIMH Director Dr. Joshua Gordon at the NIMH 75th Anniversary Kick-Off symposium.
At a White House event on Nov. 13, President Joe Biden established, within the Office of the First Lady, the first-ever White House Initiative on Women’s Health Research. “We all have a part to play in galvanizing women’s health research," said Biden in a presidential memorandum.
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Prototype of a smart bandage equipped with temperature and pH sensors (lower right) printed directly onto the surface of a thin, flexible medical tape. Also shown is the “brain” of the operation: a microprocessor (upper left). When the sensors prompt the microprocessor, it heats up a hydrogel heating element in the bandage, releasing drugs and/or other healing substances on demand. It can also wirelessly transmit messages directly to a smartphone to keep patients and doctors updated.
Photo: tufts university with nih support from niams, nibib & nhlbi