National Institutes Of Health

• Treatment of brain fog, other long COVID symptoms focus of U.S.-based studies

  The announcement from the NIH's RECOVER project comes amid frustration from patients who've struggled for months or even years with sometimes-disabling health problems.

  Health

  Jul 31, 2023
  
• Calgary researcher to lead study on E. coli infection in children

  Professor and pediatrician Stephen Freedman says the study will be the first in 20 years to evaluate a treatment focused on stopping disease progression.

  Canada

  Dec 7, 2021
  
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• World’s largest coronavirus vaccine study kicks off in U.S.

  The world's biggest COVID-19 vaccine study got underway Monday with the first of 30,000 planned volunteers helping to test shots created by the U.S. government -- one of several candidates in the final stretch of the global vaccine race.

  World

  Jul 27, 2020
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• ‘Helping humanity’: Why this man volunteered for a coronavirus vaccine trial

  Neal Browning says he and 44 other people participating in the study are the 'animal trials' for a potential novel coronavirus vaccine.

  Health

  Mar 24, 2020
• Researchers identify best clinical treatment options for children with diarrhea

  Researchers at St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton and McMaster University have identified the best clinical treatment options for diarrhea.

  Health

  Dec 5, 2018
• Barack Obama praises Jimmy Kimmel’s healthcare plea

  Kimmel held back tears when he told the Jimmy Kimmel Live audience his son needed heart surgery just three days after he was born.

  Entertainment

  May 2, 2017
• Experts find flaws in study linking cellphones to brain tumors

  National Institutes of Health expert reviewers are finding flaws in the agency's new study that connects heavy cellphone radiation to a slight increase in brain tumors in male rats.

  Health

  May 27, 2016
• Zika virus ‘scarier than we initially thought’: US officials

  Top US health officials say the more they learn about Zika, the scarier the virus appears.

  Health

  Apr 11, 2016
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• Study suggests getting blood pressure even lower saves lives

  A major new study U.S. shows treating high blood pressure more aggressively than usual cuts the risk of heart disease and death in people over age 50, the National Institutes of Health said Friday.

  Health

  Sep 11, 2015
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• Fake bar used by researchers creating pill to cure heavy drinking

  The idea: Sitting in the bar-laboratory should cue the volunteers' brains to crave a drink, help determine if the experimental pill counters that urge.

  Health

  Jan 1, 2015