Press releases from 2021 | 2020 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 | 1998 | 1997 | 1996

2021

• NIH awards nearly $75M to catalyze data science research in Africa (10/26/21)
• NIH Expands biomedical research in the cloud with Microsoft Azure (07/21/21)

2020

• NIH researchers identify key genomic features that could differentiate SARS-CoV-2 from other coronaviruses that cause less severe disease (06/11/20)

2017

• NIH’s All of Us Research Program Partners with the National Library of Medicine to Reach Communities Through Local Libraries (11/29/17)
• NLM’s Dr. Clem McDonald Appointed to Federal Health Information Technology Advisory Committee (HITAC) (11/17/17)
• Dr. Jim Ostell Appointed NCBI Director (09/11/17)

2016

• HHS Takes Steps to Provide More Information About Clinical Trials to the Public (09/16/16)
• NIH-Led Researchers Develop Software That Could Facilitate Drug Development (08/01/16)

2015

• Researchers identify potential alternative to CRISPR-Cas genome editing tools (10/22/15)
• HHS Launches Redesigned Online Radiation Treatment Resource (10/08/15)
• NIH approves strategic vision to transform National Library of Medicine (06/11/15)

2014

• NIH to announce first awards from Big Data to Knowledge (BD2K) initiative (10/09/14)

2012

• NIH launches free database of drugs associated with liver injury (10/12/12)
• NLM, NHGRI, and other federal agencies expand free access to 1000 Genomes Project data through Amazon partnership (03/29/12)

2011

• NLM Honors Winners of Software Development Challenge (10/28/11)
• NLM Opens "Native Voices," New Interactive Exhibition (9/26/11)
• National Library of Medicine launches MedlinePlus Connect (06/20/11)
• National Museum of American History Highlights Civil War Nurses (04/07/11)
• NISO Issues Journal Article Tag Suite Standard for Trial Use (03/31/11)
• NLM Celebrates 175 Years of Information Innovation (03/14/11)
• Drug naming standard for electronic health records enhanced (03/09/11)

2010

• NIH introduces Images, a database of images in biomedical literature (10/29/10)
• NCBI Launches the Database of Genomic Structural Variations (09/30/10)
• Public-Private Partnership for Standards: Kaiser Permanente Opens Access to Convergent Medical Terminology to Support National Health IT Goals (09/30/10)
• Information on Gum Disease Now Available on NIHSeniorHealth.gov (05/12/10)
• Information on Life after Cancer Now Available on NIHSeniorHealth.gov (02/24/10)
• Scientists Map Genetic Regulatory Elements for the Heart (02/17/10)
• To Meet the Health Information Needs of an On-the-Go Public, NLM Launches Mobile MedlinePlus (1/22/10)

2009

• NLM Scientists Help Discover Genetic Mutations Causing Early-Onset Inflammatory Bowel Disease (11/05/09)
• NLM New EUREKA Awards Fund Highly Innovative Research, Promise Big Payoffs (10/28/09)
• Medicare Information for Caregivers Now Available on NIHSeniorHealth (05/13/09)

2008

• Scientists Identify New Congenital Neutropenia Syndrome and Causative Gene Mutation (12/31/08)
• NIHSeniorHealth Adds Complementary and Alternative Medicine Information (12/12/08)
• NIH's National Library of Medicine Opens Exciting New Interactive Exhibition, "Against the Odds: Making a Difference in Global Health" (04/14/08)
• GenBank Celebrates 25 Years of Service with Two-Day Conference; Leading Scientists Will Discuss the DNA Database at April 7-8 Meeting (04/03/08)
• NIH Announces New Initiative in Epigenomics (01/24/08)
• Information on Participating in Clinical Trials Now Available on NIHSeniorHealth.gov (01/04/08)

2007

• Papers of Arthur Kornberg Added to the National Library of Medicine's Profiles in Science Web Site (10/31/2007)
• NIH Launches Extensive Open-Access Dataset of Genetic and Clinical Data (10/01/07)
• Papers of Pioneering Molecular Biologist Sol Spiegelman Added to the National Library of Medicine’s Profiles in Science Website (08/06/07)
• Papers of Medical Philanthropist and NIH Benefactor Mary Lasker Added to the National Library of Medicine’s Profiles in Science Website (06/21/07)
• Papers of Rosalind Franklin Added to the National Library of Medicine's Profiles in Science Website (02/06/07)

2006

• NIH Launches dbGaP, a Database of Genome Wide Association Studies (12/12/06)
• Papers of Pioneering Cancer Researcher, NIH Director, and Nobel Laureate Harold Varmus Added to the National Library of Medicine's Profiles in Science Web Site (12/01/06)
• National Library of Medicine Awards $75 Million for Informatics Research Training (11/20/06)
• NIH Launches "Health Information Rx Program" on Newborn Screening and Related Genetic Disorders (11/20/06)
• New Study Has Important Implications for Influenza Surveillance, Vaccine Formulation Research Provides New Insights into Evolution of Flu Virus (10/25/06)
• Papers of Virginia Apgar Added to NLM's Profiles in Science Web Site (07/13/06)
• New Exhibition at NLM -- Visible Proofs: Forensic Views of the Body (02/06/06)

2005

• Global Health Histories -- A Symposium at the NIH (10/31/05)
• Papers of Nobel Laureate Salvador E. Luria Added to Profiles in Science Web Site (09/13/05)
• Public Collections of DNA and RNA Sequence Reach 100 Gigabases (08/22/05)
• Albert Szent-Györgyi Papers Now Available on Profiles in Science (06/15/05)
• $3.68 Million Grant to Boost Public Health "Informatics" (06/08/05)
• New Hand-held Information System for Emergency Responders (03/11/05)
• Papers of DNA Pioneer and Nobel Laureate Francis Crick Added to National Library of Medicine's Profiles in Science Web Site (02/14/05)
• Florida Physicians to Write Prescriptions for Patient Information (02/10/05)
• NLM Names Deputy Director (02/07/05)

2004

• New Web Site Pinpoints Harmful Chemicals in Communities (12/03/04)
• National Institutes of Health's "ClinicalTrials.gov" Web Site Wins Prestigious Award (07/28/04)
• International Agreement to Expand PubMed Central (06/25/04)
• American Indian Health: A New National Library of Medicine Web Site (06/24/04)
• Internists to Write Patients Prescriptions for Information (04/22/04)

2003

• National Library of Medicine Presents Latest Findings on High-Speed Internet Connection and its Effect on Medicine (11/24/03)
• NIH Launches NIHSeniorHealth.gov: New Web Site Features Health Information, Talking Web, Easy Access for Older Adults, Visually Impaired (10/24/03)
• National Institutes of Health Exhibition "Changing The Face Of Medicine" Honors Lives and Achievements of Outstanding American Women Physicians (10/08/03)
• Papers of Florence R. Sabin Added to NLM's Profiles in Science Web Site (08/20/03)
• Household Products Database (08/01/03)
• HHS Launches New Efforts to Promote Paperless Health Care System (07/01/03)
• Outstanding Examples Of Medical Illustration Go On Display At NLM; Art And Anatomy Meet In New Exhibition, "Anatomical Revisioning" (06/12/03)
• The National Library of Medicine Defines Standard Content Model for Electronic Archiving and Publishing of Journal Articles (06/10/03)
• Genetics Home Reference (05/13/03)
• Papers of Public Health Expert, Fred Lowe Soper, Added to Profiles in Science (05/06/03)
• The Health Information Prescription - Iowa (04/02/03)
• The Health Information Prescription - Georgia (03/17/03)
• Papers of Nobel Laureate, Linus Pauling, Added to Profiles In Science Web Site (02/07/03)

2002

• New Interagency Science.gov Web Site (12/06/02)
• NLM To Unveil Vast Potential Of Internet2 For Improving Delivery Of Health Care (11/29/02)
• NIH Pays Special Tribute To Late Director Donald Fredrickson (10/18/02)
• Dream Anatomy (10/09/02)
• MEDLINEplus Goes Spanish (press announcement in English) (09/09/02)
• MEDLINEplus en Español (press announcement in Spanish) (09/09/02) 
• Need Help Cracking the Genetic Code? (03/01/02)

2001

• Happy Birthday MEDLINE, Happy Birthday MEDLINEplus (10/30/01)
• Papers of Nobel Laureate Barbara McClintock Added to Profiles in Science (10/29/01)
• "Interactive" Symposium Honors Three Giants in the Biomedical Research Field (10/25/01)
• ArcticHealth: A New Website for the Polar Regions (10/05/01)
• National Library Of Medicine's Asthma Exhibit Hits The Road (07/12/01)
• Exhibit Opening: "The Once and Future Web" (05/21/01)
• Papers of Nobel Scientist Marshall Nirenberg added to Profiles in Science (05/15/01)
• Regional Medical Library Contracts Awarded (05/01/01)
• Technology is Shaping the Future of Health Care (03/12/01)
• Innovative Technology Helps Public Touch Treasures (03/12/01)
• Public Access to the Human Genome (02/13/01)
• NIH Launches CAM on PubMed (02/05/01)
• One-Stop Shopping for Health Information on the Internet: MEDLINEplus (01/26/01)

2000

• Iowa Project Links Rural Areas Cross-State to Top-Notch Medical Advice (12/01/00)
• NIH Project to Link Local Native Americans to Medical Information on the Web (11/09/00)
• Papers of Nobel Scientist Christian Anfinsen Added to "Profiles in Science" Web Site (11/02/00)
• The Visible Humans Grow Up (10/03/00)
• NLM Exhibit Features Nobelist Joshua Lederberg (07/03/00)
• NLM and the Medical Library Association to Support Scholarships, Recruitment for Minority Medical Librarians (06/30/00)
• Director of Computer Operations Named by Library (06/13/00)
• Islamic Medieval Medical Manuscripts on the Web (06/06/00)
• Rare Medieval Medical Books and Manuscripts on Display (05/18/00)
• Web-based Information Resource Created for National Nutrition Summit (05/04/00)
• Extensive Drug Information Added to MEDLINEplus (05/03/00)
• Papers of Nobel Laureate Julius Axelrod Added to "Profiles in Science" Web Site (05/02/00)
• National Institutes of Health Launches "ClinicalTrials.gov" (02/29/00)
• Photographs of Marcus Garvey on Display at Library (02/04/00)
• National Library of Medicine Announces Initiative to Help Public Use Online Health Information (01/14/00)
• NLM "Adopts" D.C.'s Woodrow Wilson Senior High School (01/13/00)

1999

• NLM's Dr. Spann Retires (11/08/99)
• Private Papers of Nobelist Martin Rodbell Added to "Profiles In Science" Web Site (11/04/99)
• Classics of Traditional Chinese Medicine from the National Library Of Medicine Collection (10/19/99)
• NLM Wins Vice President's Hammer Award (09/27/99)
• Frances Humphrey Howard Retires (09/24/99)
• NLM Appoints Assistant Director for Research and Education (07/09/99)
• NLM Names Associate Director (05/25/99)
• Additional "Partners In Information Access" Awards Announced (05/03/99)
• National Library of Medicine Unveils Web-based Online Catalog (04/12/99)
• "Breath Of Life" Exhibition Coming To National Institutes Of Health (03/17/99)
• "Profiles in Science" Site Adds Joshua Lederberg's Papers (03/02/99)
• NLM Exhibit Commemorates the 150th Anniversary of Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell's Graduation from Medical School (01/28/99)

1998

• Seniors Cruise The NET For Health Information (12/04/98)
• NLM's Main Reading Room Prepares for 21st Century (11/20/98)
• NLM Supports Projects to Speed Life-Saving Treatment for Heart Attacks (11/20/98)
• Public Library Initiative/New Consumer Health Site (10/22/98)
• High-Technology Medical Awards Announced (10/14/98)
• New "GENE MAP" doubles number of genes (10/07/98)
• Public Health Officials to Get New Communication Tools (10/02/98)
• NLM Unveils Profiles in Science Site (09/24/98)
• Conference on the Visible Human (09/22/98)
• NLM Announces Plan to Increase Public Access to Health Information on the Internet (08/11/98)
• "We Were Here First" New Exhibit (03/24/98)
• NLM Selects Integrated Library System (02/11/98)
• Chicago Hope TV Show features MEDLINE (02/02/98)

1997

• Recent Appointments (12/04/97)
• NIH's Genbank Database Logs Billionth Base (08/25/97)
• Free MEDLINE (06/26/97)

1996

• "Human Gene Map" to be launched on World Wide Web (10/24/96)
• Secretary Shalala Announces National Telemedicine Initiative (10/08/96)
• NLM to unveil vast potential of "Visible Human" Project (09/18/96)
• IGM: Internet Grateful Med Available (04/08/96)

Last Reviewed: November 3, 2021