New Superbug Infection Spikes Worry Nursing Homes, CDC

Nursing homes urged to stop over-prescribing antibiotics.

Rep. Van Hollen Warns Shutdown Would Disrupt NIH

Health care and research at NIH endangered by budget stalemate, Rep. Chris Van Hollen says.

Health Officials Grilled on Ebola Response, Members of Congress Push for Travel Ban

Banning air travel to the United States from the West African countries affected by Ebola could cause people to travel by other means that cannot be monitored, said Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Tom Frieden at a House Energy and Commerce subcommittee hearing Thursday.

NIH Braces for Automatic Spending Cuts

Automatic spending cuts at the National Institutes of Health could cost the economy as many as many 100,000 jobs, Maryland Democratic Sen. Ben Cardin said Friday.

Move to Curtail Chimpanzee Research Wins Maryland Support

Support for legislation to restrict the use of great apes in medical research is building on the heels of a report by the nonprofit Institute of Medicine, which concluded that the use of chimpanzees is unnecessary in most circumstances. Maryland policymakers, it turns out, are among its chief proponents

Tribal Ceremony Welcomes Health Exhibit to NIH

A traditional Native American dance celebration and ceremony welcomed the opening of the Native Voices exhibit at the National Library of Medicine Wednesday.