A shutdown could mean interrupting research that's been going on for years, Fauci said. The NIH is the government's primary agency responsible for biomedical and public health research across 27 institutes and centers. Its research ranges from cancer studies to the testing and creation of…
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- The work that won't get done during a government shutdown
Important biomedical and public health research would be interrupted and possibly damaged. Military veterans would watch helplessly as the processing of their disability claims came to a halt. Although the government won't actually close if Congress can't pass a spending bill by Friday at…
- Fauci: NIH in a "scramble" to prepare for any gov't shutdown
At the institutes, a shutdown could mean interrupting some research that's been going on for years, Fauci said. The NIH is the government's primary agency responsible for biomedical and public health research across 27 institutes and centers. Its research ranges from cancer studies to the…
- Local biotech takes a major step toward US product launch
The privately held biotech, which moved from Kentucky to San Antonio in 2014, is preparing to enroll the first patients in a clinical trial to test the safety and efficacy of its Surfacer Inside-Out Access Catheter System. The clinical trial will evaluate the reliability of Bluegrass Vascular's…
- From tragedy comes life: Teen honored for organ donation
SAN ANTONIO -- From tragedy comes a legacy of saving lives. A local teenager was honored for donating his organs. ... A biomedical engineering student, Elizondo was eager to find a cure for a chronic illness he himself suffered from. He may not have had time to achieve that dream... but his…