Lawmakers spar with NIH director over vaccine rhetoric, racial equity

by Caroline Killilea | Nov 19, 2024 | Featured, Health & Science

WASHINGTON – Lawmakers sparred with Dr. Monica Bertagnolli, Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), over vaccines and the future of the agency under President-Elect Donald Trump at a House Appropriations Committee Hearing on Tuesday.  The hearing was held...

FDA and NIH discuss smoking cessation practices, reviving e-cigarette debate

by Caroline Killilea | Oct 22, 2024 | Featured, Health & Science, Topics

WASHINGTON –The Food and Drug Administration and National Institutes of Health analyzed practices for reducing tobacco consumption, including switching from traditional cigarette use to e-cigarettes, at a joint public meeting on smoking cessation on Monday.  “We’ve...

Memories of pandemic wane but long COVID-19 continues for many

by Emma Sullivan | Mar 19, 2024 | Featured, Health & Science

ALBANY — When 15-year-old Oneida County resident Matilda Terrell caught COVID-19 for the first time in July 2022, Matilda’s symptoms were mild and they recovered quickly.  But, when they contracted the virus for the second time two months later, their life changed...

Republicans salvage NIH director nomination after Sanders’ resolute ‘no’

by Shravya Pant | Oct 25, 2023 | Featured, Health & Science

WASHINGTON – The nomination for Dr. Monica Bertagnolli, Biden’s pick to lead the National Institutes of Health, cleared the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee on Wednesday despite Chairman Sen. Bernie Sanders’ (I-Vt.) opposition after several...

In rush to digital medical records, progress comes slowly

by Alanna Autler | Mar 1, 2011 | Health & Science

The day before Mac Greene died, he visited a wound doctor. Greene had some bursitis on his elbow—a fluid-filled sac underneath his skin. But without access to Greene’s medical records, the specialist couldn’t treat Greene. He especially couldn’t see that Greene needed...