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Annual Report to the Nation

The economic burden of cancer.

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Influenza

About the flu and how to prevent it.

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Massage

Mechanical therapies may improve tissue repair after severe injuries.

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NIH Director

Francis Collins to step down as director of the National Institutes of Health.

NIH at a Glance

Who We Are

NIH is the nation’s medical research agency, supporting scientific studies that turn discovery into health.

The NIH Director

Francis S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D., provides leadership for the 27 institutes and centers that make up the NIH.

Funding for Research

NIH is the largest source of funding for medical research in the world, creating hundreds of thousands of high-quality jobs.

Labs at NIH

Scientists conduct research on NIH campuses across the U.S., as part of our Intramural Research Program.

Training at NIH

NIH provides training opportunities internally, as well as at universities and other institutions across the U.S.

Jobs at NIH

The central recruitment point of access to all NIH jobs and training opportunities

Featured Resources & Initiatives

ACTIV

A public-private partnership to develop a coordinated research strategy to speed the most promising COVID-19 vaccines and treatments.

Rapid Acceleration of Diagnostics (RADx)

An initiative to speed innovation in the development, commercialization, and implementation of technologies for COVID-19 testing.

RECOVER

A new research initiative to understand, prevent, and treat the long-term effects of COVID-19.

ARPA-H

A new science agency proposed by President Joseph Biden as part of NIH to drive biomedical breakthroughs and provide transformative solutions for all patients.

Anti-Sexual Harassment

NIH does not tolerate pervasive or severe harassment of any kind, including sexual harassment.

Ending Structural Racism

Learn more about NIH’s efforts to end structural racism in biomedical research through the UNITE initiative.

All of Us Research Program

A research effort to revolutionize how we improve health and treat disease.

NIH HEAL Initiative

Trans-agency effort to speed scientific solutions to stem the national opioid crisis.

Clinical Trials

Learn about participating in clinical trials and where to find them.

Accelerating Medicines Partnership

A bold venture to help identify new treatments and cures for diseases.

Impact of NIH Research

NIH-supported research has had a major positive impact on nearly all of our lives.

Medical Research Initiatives

Important initiatives aimed at improving medical research.

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