Autor(es): Jaffe, Susan

Resumo: The article discusses the move of the U.S Congress to approve the funding for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) 2016 budget. It states that the funding for several (NIH) initiatives includes $200 million for precision medicine, personalized treatments for targeted disease, and preventing antibiotic resistance. It mentions that the NIH supporters worry about the 2017 budget and the threat of zika virus.

Palavras-Chave: Government aid to research, Zika Virus Epidemic, Medical research - Economic aspects, Budget, Endowment of research, Government aid, Economics, United States - Politics & government - 21st century

Imprenta: Lancet, v. 387, n. 10019, p. 636-637, 2016

Descritores: Zika virus - Epidemic ; Zika virus - Public health

Data de publicação: 2016

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