Clinical Center News
Former Astronaut talks patient safety – "It's not rocket science"
Former Astronaut Dr. James Bagian captured the imagination of an NIH audience Dec. 13 as a special guest speaker for the Contemporary Clinical Medicine: Great Teachers Lecture series.
NIH Nurse Practitioners Week observed Nov. 12-18
During the week of Nov. 12, NIH and many others around the globe, celebrated the critical role of Nurse Practitioners, in the hospital environment.
Nurses graduate year-long training program at the Clinical Center
Clinical Center Nursing Department leadership, family and friends joined in celebrating the accomplishments and hard work of the Clinical Research Nursing Residency Program Cohort 4 Nov. 15.
NIH Clinical Center CEO, retired Army major general, speaks at NIH Veterans Day celebration
Clinical Center Nursing Department leadership, family and friends joined in celebrating the accomplishments and hard work of the Clinical Research Nursing Residency Program Cohort 4 Nov. 15.
NIH needs your help to better understand complications of obesity, asthma, stomach cancer
NIH seeks participants for four clinical studies.

NIH Staff Influenza Vaccine Clinic begins in October
NIH employees and contractors — protect your patients, coworkers, family, friends and yourself by getting a flu shot in 2017.

National Symphony Orchestra performs for patients, staff in the Clinical Center atrium
On Sept. 19, 2017, the NIH Clinical Center and the Foundation for Advanced Education in the Sciences welcomed the full National Symphony Orchestra to Building 10.

Clinical Center Department of Transfusion Medicine hosts annual fall symposiums
The NIH Clinical Center Department of Transfusion Medicine, along with the BloodCenter of Wisconsin, co-hosted the 7th annual Red Cell Genotyping Symposium Sept. 27, 2017, on the campus of NIH.
Participants needed for clinical trials to develop new treatments, medications
Learn more about five clinical trials seeking participants.
A nation under pressure: former U.S. Surgeon General speaks about stress in America
Americans are over-stressed and that has serious implications for our health. That was the message former Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy brought to Masur Auditorium in the NIH Clinical Center Sept. 7, 2017.

Radiology advances to benefit healthcare providers, patients
In late September 2017, the Clinical Center released over 100,000 anonymized chest x-ray images and their corresponding data.
Pediatric patients trick-or-treat on Halloween; care providers join festivities in costume
On Oct. 31, 2017, pediatric patients, joined by their siblings and families, traded in hospital gowns for Halloween costumes and marched through the NIH Clinical Center on a mission to fill their bags with candy.

Dr. Christine Grady elected to National Academy of Medicine
On Oct. 16, 2017, Dr. Christine Grady, chief of the NIH Clinical Center's Department of Bioethics, was elected to the National Academy of Medicine, formerly the Institute of Medicine.

From dusk to dawn: a tribute to employees who maintain hospital operations 24/7
As the sun sets, the hustle and bustle of thousands of NIH employees working in the NIH Clinical Center may appear to dwindle. But in fact a critical next shift of care providers and administrators step up to serve overnight, in the wee hours of the morning, and on weekends and holidays.

Robotic exoskeleton offers potential new approach to alleviating crouch gait in children with cerebral palsy
Researchers led by staff scientist Dr. Thomas Bulea, created the first robotic exoskeleton specifically designed to treat crouch gait in children with cerebral palsy by providing powered knee extension assistance at key points during the walking cycle in 2017.