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How to Find and Access Experimental Treatments

For patients facing serious illness when standard treatments fall short, clinical trials represent both the cutting edge of medical science…

How Clinical Trials Work for Research and Drug Development

Clinical trials power medical progress. They are carefully regulated research studies involving human volunteers that determine whether new ways to…

Challenges for the National Institutes of Health (NIH)

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) stands as the United States' flagship biomedical research agency, supporting thousands of scientists and…

What the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Does

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is the United States' premier biomedical research agency and one of the most influential…

Challenges Facing the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has long been regarded as a premier public health agency, often…

What the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Does

Established in 1946, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has grown from a small wartime malaria-control agency into…