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UCLA and Mount Sinai Begin a $4 Million NIH Study on Why Colitis Symptoms Persist After Inflammation Heals

UCLA and Mount Sinai will study why about 1 in 3 ulcerative colitis patients keep IBS-like symptoms after inflammation heals, with a $4M NIH grant.

Medical Daily · 24m ago

Bleeding After Sex Was the Only Clue to a Hidden 2-Centimeter Tear Inside a Man's Urethra

A 43-year-old man bled from the penis after sex, with no swelling or bruising. A scope found a 2 cm urethral tear that healed with a catheter.

Medical Daily · Oct 3

Global health research makes America richer and healthier

Recently, a middle-aged woman came to see me in my ophthalmology clinic because her eyes felt gritty and uncomfortable. She had seen another doctor a month earlier who diagnosed her with eyelid inflammation and wrote her a prescription.

The Conversation · Oct 1

White House Reportedly Shelves NIH Grant Order After Collins Pushback, but Research Funding Delays Continue for Many Labs

The White House has reportedly dropped a plan for political review of NIH grants, but a separate grant rule and funding disruptions remain.

Medical Daily · Sep 25

Roanoke's Carilion Clinic Wins Federal Grant to Test Whether Psilocybin Can Help People with Cocaine Addiction

Carilion Clinic won a $623,000 federal grant for an early psilocybin study in cocaine addiction. The treatment remains experimental.

Medical Daily · Sep 25

White House Reportedly Backs Away From Giving Political Appointees Veto Power Over NIH Grants After Collins Pushback

The White House is reportedly retreating from a plan to let political appointees veto NIH grants, but a revised order could still return.

Medical Daily · Sep 25

U.S. Cancer Death Rate Fell 35% Since 1991, Led by Lung Cancer, as Diagnoses Rise in Younger Adults

The AACR says the U.S. cancer death rate fell 35% from 1991 to 2024, averting more than 4.8 million deaths, while cancer keeps rising in younger adults.

Medical Daily · Sep 24

NIH Puts $88 Million into Human-Based Research Facilities and Weighs a Yearly Public Count of Lab Animals

NIH is funding $88 million in human-based research facilities and may publish yearly lab animal counts, part of a wider HHS push.

Medical Daily · Sep 24

Senators from Both Parties Push Back on Reported Plan for Political Appointees to Approve NIH Grants

Senators from both parties oppose a reported plan for political appointees to approve NIH grants. No order has been issued. How peer review works now.

Medical Daily · Sep 23

White House drops executive order for tighter NIH purview

The White House is scrapping plans for an executive order that would give the Trump administration more control over grantmaking at the National Institutes of Health, a person familiar with the matter said Wednesday. The White House had reportedly held a meeting earlier this week discussing plans for the potential…

Roll Call · Sep 23