January 6, 2012 5:10 am PT by Jose Rossello, MD, PhD, MHCM - 0 comments

The National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS), a part of the National Institutes of Health that supports basic research and research training, has established two new divisions. Each will administer existing NIGMS programs along with programs transferred to NIGMS from the former NIH National Center for Research Resources (NCRR). “This reorganization will synergize and Read more…

December 31, 2011 5:34 am PT by Jose Rossello, MD, PhD, MHCM - 0 comments

Prevnar 13, a pneumococcal 13-valent conjugate vaccine, was approved today by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for people ages 50 years and older to prevent pneumonia and invasive disease caused by the bacterium, Streptococcus pneumoniae. Pneumococcal pneumonia, caused when the bacterium Streptococcus pneumoniae infects the lungs, is the most common disease caused by this Read more…