Politics Mar 02 Dr. Francis Collins retires from NIH, urging support for crucial research and embattled workers By Lauren Neergaard
Arts Sep 17 Watch 7:05 Dr. Francis Collins explores his faith and science in new book, ‘The Road to Wisdom’ Dr. Francis Collins has been at the forefront of the world’s most advanced biomedical research. He led the Human Genome Project and was the longest-serving director of the National Institutes of Health. He is drawing on his career to focus… By Geoff Bennett, Azhar Merchant
Arts Feb 22 Watch 9:07 Opera legend Renee Fleming teams up with Dr. Francis Collins to study how music can improve health Giants in their fields of music and science are merging their knowledge to propel advancements in body and mind. A recent international gathering of researchers, therapists and artists took stock of what is known and what is yet to be… By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport
Health Mar 09 Watch 8:12 White House makes push to eradicate hepatitis C Part of President Biden's budget focuses on attacking hepatitis C, a disease that's almost completely curable with drugs. Left untreated, it can lead to chronic illness and even death. But roughly 2.4 million Americans still live with it amid barriers… By Amna Nawaz, Laura Santhanam, Dorothy Hastings
Health Dec 20 Watch 9:03 Dr. Collins reflects on career at NIH, COVID response effort, work on genome sequencing Judy Woodruff speaks to Dr. Francis Collins, who is retiring from his role as director of the National Institutes of Health after more than a decade, about his career. He warned that the U.S. may face a million COVID cases…
May 25 WATCH: Collins, Fauci testify on 2022 NIH budget request By News Desk and Associated Press U.S. health officials including Dr. Francis Collins, director of the National Institutes of Health, and Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, testified before the House Appropriations Committee Tuesday on the fiscal year 2022… Continue reading
Sep 09 WATCH: NIH says halted vaccine study shows ‘no compromises’ on safety By Lauren Neergaard The National Institutes of Health director is telling Congress that AstraZeneca's suspension of its COVID-19 vaccine study shows there will be "no compromises" on safety in developing the shots. Continue reading
Jun 16 Controversial NIH study of ‘moderate drinking’ will be terminated after scathing report By Sharon Begley, Andrew Joseph, STAT The National Institutes of Health will shut down a controversial industry-funded study of moderate drinking and heart disease after a task force found severe ethical and scientific lapses in the study’s planning and execution, the agency’s director said Friday. Continue reading
Feb 20 Watch Will U.S. Forge Public-Private Partnership to Draw Brain Activity Map? In his State of the Union address, President Obama proposed a decade-long effort to map the activity of the brain. To understand the president's plan and walk through the possible implications, Ray Suarez talks to Dr. Francis Collins, director of… Continue watching