Clinical Center News
The Clinical Center Celebrates Black History Month
February is African American History Month or Black History Month - commemorating leaders, achievements and the deep-rooted history of African and Black Americans in the United States.
Halloween celebrations continue during pandemic for hospitals youngest patients
The NIH Clinical Centers youngest patients celebrated Halloween despite infection control requirements during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Dr. Francis Collins, Dr. Tony Fauci, and several others, including frontline healthcare workers, receive COVID-19 vaccination at NIH Clinical Center
On Dec. 22, NIH hosted a COVID-19 Vaccine Kick-Off event in the Clinical Center.
Laboratory Medicine staff celebrate four decades of service
In the 1960s, the nearly 10-year-old NIH Clinical Center welcomed three new employees – Vanessa Martinez, Paula Merryman and Cameron Spriggs.
Immunohematology & Blood Transfusion Symposium and Red Cell Genotyping Symposium go virtual in 2020
The 39th Annual Immunohematology & Blood Transfusion Symposium was held virtually Sept. 10.
Nobel Prize win for Clinical Center scientist
It began with an early morning phone call. Instead of a telemarketer or an over-eager candidate jarring him out of bed, the Secretary General of the Nobel Committee in Stockholm, Sweden was on the phone.
Traumatic brain injury can now be diagnosed by a blood test
Two studies conducted by the Rehabilitation Medicine Department at the NIH Clinical Center, demonstrated that a blood test of neurofilament light chain can accurately identify all stages.
CFC's virtual Halloween charity fair and mask contest
A Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) Halloween Charity Fair and Mask Contest was held virtually Oct. 29.
Dr. Ellen Sidransky presents 23rd annual Astute Clinician lecture series
On Nov. 4, Dr. Ellen Sidransky, with the NIH National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), spoke on "Gaucher Disease: How a Rare Disease Provides a Window into Common Neurodegenerative Disorders.
Hospital at NIH opens new clinical trials: COVID-19 treatment, improvements for people with mild to moderate psoriasis, a better understanding of the germline RUNX1 mutations
For more information on trials, or to learn about other available opportunities to participate in research studies.
Clinical Center recognizes staff clinician, physician's assistant and two administrators of the year
In October, the NIH Clinical Center recognized a staff clinician, a physician's assistant and two administrators of the year.
34 Clinical Center staff recognized with NIH Director's Awards in 2020
Dr. Francis Collins, director of the NIH, congratulated 660 winners during the 2020 NIH Director's Awards for their contributions to NIH in 2019.
Dr. Charles Natanson awarded the 2020 Distinguished Clinical Teaching Award
The 2020 NIH Distinguished Clinical Teaching Award (DCTA) was awarded in a virtual presentation on June 10 to Dr. Charles Natanson, senior investigator and chief of the Anesthesia Section.
Join a clinical trial at the NIH Clinical Center and pave a path forward for research, science and healthcare
For more information on trials, or to learn about other available opportunities to participate in research studies.
What has been discovered since Discovery's First in Human TV series?
In honor of the third anniversary of Discovery's First in Human documentary series (August 2017), CC News contacted the research teams who were featured on the program to ask "What has been discovered since Discovery?"