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Maryland’s U.S. Sens. Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen joined a bipartisan coalition of their Senate colleagues Thursday in calling for $15.5 billion to be allocated for research at the Bethesda-based National Institutes of Health in the next federal COVID-19 relief package. The pandemic has led to a $10 billion loss in biomedical research across […]

Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases in Bethesda, will throw out the ceremonial first pitch at the Washington Nationals’ opening game Thursday against the New York Yankees. The Nationals said in a statement: “Dr. Fauci has been a true champion for our country during the Covid-19 pandemic and […]

U.S. Sen. Ben Cardin said he believes Montgomery County will see more funding after the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act to help with COVID-19 costs.  “At the end of the day I think there will be a second round of funds coming to state and local governments, which will affect not only […]

Gov. Hogan provided updates about the COVID-19 coronavirus at a press conference Wednesday.  He said a few hours ago, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the coronavirus outbreak is a global pandemic. WHO said it is deeply concerned by alarming levels of spread, severity, and inaction.  Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious […]

Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said anyone who’s been vaccinated will be safe from the expanding measles outbreak. On Friday, the Maryland health department confirmed a fourth case had been confirmed outside Baltimore, qualifying for the measles cases to be called an “outbreak.” “We need to put […]

An experimental vaccine to prevent Ebola virus disease was well-tolerated and produced immune system responses in all 20 healthy adults who received it in a Phase 1 clinical trial conducted by researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). According to NIH, the candidate vaccine, which was co-developed by the NIH’s National Institute of Allergy […]