Chesley Bonestell, “The Exploration of Mars” (1953), oil on board, 143/8 x 28 inches, gift of William Estler, Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum. Reproduced courtesy of Bonestell LLC.

What’s Ahead for Medical Research?

November 17, 2016

 

11/17/16 – As political winds are changing, many observers are asking what will happen in the world of medical research, as evidenced by a recent meeting of representatives from an array of health communities (described here with videos of the discussions here). In Issues, a longtime health policy analyst has offered what may be some especially timely suggestions for how the federal government’s primary health research agency, the National Institutes of Health, can operate most effectively, including by linking the discovery and dissemination of knowledge with sharper attention on the role of research in boosting economic growth.