April 25, 2025

HHS’s Plescia Tours NIH Labs, Meets with NIH Leaders
By Dana Talesnik
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Health Dr. Marcus Plescia recently spent the day at NIH meeting with policy leaders and scientists and touring labs. Read on to explore the research he learned about in NIH pediatric cancer, metabolic and vaccine research labs.

All of Us Research Program Ready to Address Chronic Disease, Nutrition
By Eric Bock
NIH’s All of Us Research Program is positioned to accelerate research on how chronic conditions are defined, diagnosed and treated, said Dr. Joshua Denny, the program’s CEO.
Combination Immunotherapy Shrank Metastatic Gastrointestinal Cancers
A new form of tumor infiltrating lymphocyte (TIL) therapy, a form of personalized cancer immunotherapy, dramatically improved the treatment’s effectiveness in patients with metastatic gastrointestinal cancers, according to results of a clinical trial led by NIH researchers.

Daffodils spring forth at the intersection of South and Center Drive on NIH’s Bethesda campus in April.

Dustin Hays

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