Featured Announcements & Media

Featured Announcements & Media

Weight of the Nation

May 15, 2012

"If we don't now take this as a really serious, urgent national priority we are, all of us, individually and as a nation going to pay a serious price." - Dr. Francis Collins, Director of the National Institutes of Health.

Happy Mother's Day!

May 1, 2012

Mother's Day is just around the corner.  What better way to pay tribute to the women who have loved, nurtured and sacrificed for us throughout our lives than with the gift that all mothers want most – health for their loved ones.  This Mother’s Day, put a smile on mom’s face by supporting the Foundation for the National Institutes of Health, and help advance important life-saving medi

Hurry to Register for the Sarcopenia Consensus Summit

May 1, 2012

Sarcopenia Consensus Summit is a four-day consensus definition conference is co-organized by the FNIH, NIA and FDA, and is also sponsored by 5 pharmaceutical companies (Abbott, Amgen, Eli Lilly, Merck, and Novartis).

Some Moments with the FNIH Staff

March 21, 2012

From fundraising to global health projects they do it all. Learn who some of the FNIH staff are and what they do in this short clip. More staff videos coming soon!

2012 Red Dress Fashion Show

February 8, 2012

Heart Truth logoThe FNIH supports The Heart Truth® Campaign which spreads awareness of women’s heart health. On Wednesday, Feb.

Flash Mob at NHLBI in Support of National Wear Red Day

February 6, 2012

Close up of HeartTruth T-shirtFebruary 3, 2012 is National Wear Red Day. To celebrate those who help advance heart disease research and care every day, the National Institutes of Health held a special event.

Marvin Hamlisch Holiday Concert at NIH

January 23, 2012

Renowned composer and conductor Marvin Hamlisch presented his seventh annual holiday concert at the NIH—and his first in the Clinical Center's atrium on December 20. He delighted the packed house of patients, families, visitors, and members of the NIH family with his talents.

Request for Proposals (RFP) for Developing Endpoints for Clinical Trials of Drugs for the Treatment of Acute Bacterial Skin and Skin Structure Infections (ABSSSI)

January 6, 2012

The Biomarkers Consortium is Requesting for Proposals (RFP) for Developing Endpoints for Clinical Trials of Drugs for the Treatment of Acute Bacterial Skin and Skin Structure Infections (ABSSSI)

RFP Objective: Solicit applications from organizations with experience in developing well-defined and reliable clinical trial outcome assessments

OMOP Survey Launched for Research Study: Participation Requested

October 24, 2011

You are invited to participate in a research study, Epidemiology Design Decision Inventory and Evaluation (EDDIE), being conducted by OMOP.  Your participation in this study is entirely voluntary. 
 

Funds, Fellows and Fun Runs Advancing Research for Kidney Cancer

October 21, 2011

Renal cell carcinoma, or kidney cancer, is a tumor disease that is found in more than 50,000 Americans per year and the number of individuals diagnosed each year is steadily increasing.