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Precision Medicine Initiative
Learn more about the Precision Medicine Initiative and find information about the recent workshop.
Learn more about the NIH Workshop on Precision Medicine
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March is National Kidney Month
Find 6 ways to raise awareness about kidney disease in under 60 seconds. Information for health professionals, patients, families and friends.
Read about National Kidney Month
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Celebrate Brain Awareness Week, March 16-20
Learn about NIH's effort to increase public awareness of the progress and benefits of brain research.
Read about Brain Awareness Week
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Explore the Collections of the National Library of Medicine
Browse digitized collection materials and discover exhibitions and educational resources about the social and cultural history of medicine.
Visit the NLM Digital Collections
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The Human Placenta Project
NIH seeks to revolutionize our understanding of the placenta to improve the health of mothers and children.
Learn about the Human Placenta Project
NIH is the nation’s medical research agency—supporting scientific studies that turn discovery into health.
NIH is the largest source of funding for medical research in the world, creating hundreds of thousands of high-quality jobs.
About 6000 scientists conduct basic & clinical research on NIH campuses across the country, as part of our Intramural Research Program.
NIH provides training opportunities internally, as well as at universities and other institutions across the country.
The NIH Director
Dr. Francis S. Collins,
NIH Director
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