FDA Commissioner Dr. Robert Califf said industry support will be the biggest factor in keeping talented employees at his agency under President-elect Donald Trump’s administration. In an interview today at the Friends of Cancer Research annual meeting, Califf said he was personally disappointed by the election results but wouldn’t engage in hypotheticals about potential changes […]
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NIH grants Eko $2.7M to develop pulmonary hypertension AI tech
Eko announced today that it received a $2.7 million Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Direct Phase II grant. The National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) awarded the grant. The grant will fund the development of a machine learning algorithm, according to a news release. Eko said the algorithm detects […]
How safe is health information after the overturning of Roe?
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services today issued guidance meant to better protect women’s health information as state abortion bans kick in after the U.S. Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade. Despite the HHS actions, women may still wonder whether their health information is entirely safe going forward — a potential challenge […]
U of Maryland scientist to set up NIH’s new Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health
U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced that it formed a new research project agency for health. HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra announced the formal establishment of the Advanced Research Project Agency for Health (ARPA-H) as an independent entity within the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Adam H. Russell was appointed as acting deputy […]
