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With DiscoverWHR—a new resource from the NIH Office of Research on Women’s Health (ORWH) and NLM—users now have easy access to NIH-funded research on the important topic of women’s health research. Explore studies, grants, clinical trials, and more on topics like menopause, PCOS, and autoimmune diseases.
Women have historically been excluded from biomedical research, but recent initiatives and funding commitments aim to change this. NIH has released a Notice of Special Interest (NOSI) for interdisciplinary research that addresses conditions affecting women. Check out NLM's funding opportunities!
This summer’s NLM Data Science and Informatics Scholars Program welcomes its largest cohort of interns who are collaborating on innovative research in bioinformatics, data analytics, and more. Learn how they’re shaping the future of biomedical research and how NLM can accelerate your own career!
Ariah Long joined the NLM Associate Fellowship Program, a one-year residency program for career librarians, to grow as a biomedical librarian and advance equity and innovation. As she approaches the end of her internship, she shares the opportunities NLM offers to students at every stage of their education.
Parents are their baby’s first and best teachers, and for Hispanic families, teaching bilingualism not only supports early brain development, it can also encourage pride in being Hispanic and speaking Spanish. Háblame Bebé is a free app that has been enormously successful in connecting with hard-to-reach families and changing conceptions about bilingualism.
Every year, NLM’s IRP hosts its Data Science and Informatics Scholars Program, which is open to undergraduate students from diverse and underrepresented groups who are pursuing biomedical informatics training and research opportunities in computer science and related fields. Meet six of this year’s interns and learn about the innovative research they are doing in the NLM IRP!
SDOH research is essential to fulfilling NIH’s mission of enhancing health for all people. The progress in recent years has increased the depth and breadth of the NIH SDOH research portfolio, but there is more to be done. Read more about how we're integrating and accelerating SDOH research across NIH.
Recently, Meryl and I visited in person with the trainees at Gallaudet University, where we were challenged to consider how language affects terminology and knowledge formalization, especially when engaging with the Deaf community.
National Nurses Week is an opportune moment for us in the nursing profession to reflect on our nation's overall health and wellbeing and our role in redesigning and improving traditional models of health services. Check out a new framework from the Duke University School of Nursing that can inform how nurse-led models of care can effectively mitigate health inequities.
In honor of Black History Month 2023, we are highlighting positive and protective factors that raise awareness of and show appreciation for the myriad cultural and community strengths that facilitate safe spaces, where the health of children and adolescents can be fortified and maintained.