Tag: NIH

Written by Edwin Sandy Jordan

The FDA and NIH

Trump’s opponents are quick to condemn his every action.  Tariff battles grab the headlines, but the administration’s actions in the field of medicine and public health have also  attracted unfavorable comments.  Often it requires a period of time to determine whether the President or his critics are right. On April 17 I watched as Megyn […]

Written by Edwin Sandy Jordan

A Surprise Package

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is situated just north of Washington, DC, in Bethesda, Maryland.  It is part of the United States Department of Health and Human Services and is the primary government agency responsible for biomedical and public health research.  It is the largest biomedical institution in the world.  It addition to its […]