NIH budget cuts are threatening key medical research programs, shrinking training grants, and leaving young researchers ...

Poor oral hygiene can lead to cavities, which increase the chance of developing certain cancers. Read about the connection, risk factors, and prevention.

Oral health is important for people of all ages. But the simple routine you learned as a kid—brush your teeth twice a day and ...

NIH funding cuts could cost me my life, and that of millions of others by Diana Fishbein, opinion contributor - 02/16/25 2:00 PM ET ...

But NIH staffing shortages, layoffs and cuts are threatening to delay the rollout of this promising development. William Brangham speaks with Dr. Steven Rosenberg for more.

After NIH staffing cuts, cancer patient in clinical trial worries she may lose crucial time By . Jacqueline Howard. Updated May 14, 2025, 4:15 PM ET. PUBLISHED May 14, 2025, 7:30 AM ET.

Oral cancer risk factors include tobacco use, excessive alcohol, HPV infection (especially HPV-16), chronic oral irritation, poor diet, and sun exposure (for lip cancer). While cheek biting isn't ...

Jim Higgins has an inherited cancer syndrome that has killed his father, sister, and two daughters. He fears NIH cuts will hurt important research progress made in recent years.

The NIH is the largest funder of cancer research in the United States, providing roughly $8 billion annually that flows down to universities, medical centers and other grant recipients.

NIH scientists have a cancer breakthrough. Layoffs are delaying it. A big step forward in cancer therapy has been slowed by layoffs and new restrictions at the National Institutes of Health, where ...