The Presidential Candidates and Science

Mary Woolley, Andrew Revkin of The New York Times, and Jeffrey Mervis of Science Magazine, discuss the presidential candidates, science and research in this interview from 90.3 WCPN, an NPR station.

Wall Street Journal Radio

Listen to Mary Woolley's recent radio interview

President's Budget Will Slow Medical Progress, Economic Growth

Mary Woolley expresses disappointment in the President's FY09 budget proposal.

Your Candidates-Your Health: Presidential Primaries 2008

Please visit our newest initiative, Your Candidates-Your Health: Presidential Primaries 2008, at www.yourcandidatesyourhealth.org to tell candidates you want to know where they stand on health and research.

First National Survey of Hispanic Opinions on Health Research

Hispanics believe the U.S. should make a higher commitment to health and science research and are willing to pay additional taxes to subsidize additional medical research, according to a national opinion poll released by the National Alliance for Hispanic Health and Research!America.

Health Research on XM Radio

Research!America's Mary Woolley is featured in four XM Satellite Radio segments about medical research funding, stem cell research and the CDC. (free registration required)

Transforming Health: Fulfilling the Promise of Research

Although nearly three quarters of Americans expect breakthroughs in treatments for diabetes, cancer and heart disease over the next decade, a majority of Americans (57%) believe we are not making enough progress in medical research, according to a survey conducted for Research!America and PhRMA, released at the November 16 event, Transorming Health: Fulfilling the Promise of Research. Read the press release or visit Innovation.org for the agenda, speakers' bios and more. CQ Healthbeat covered the forum in an article, available from the AIMBE Web site.

National Innovation Initiative

The National Innovation Initiative has placed this advertisement in Capitol Hill-focused media: The Hill, Congressional Quarterly and Roll Call.

Bridging the Sciences for Diabetes Discoveries

The interdisciplinary nature of the research required to make diabetes discoveries is covered in the second report in our Bridging the Sciences series.

Invest in Global Health Research

Review our ad, which appeared in The Hill newspaper, calling on Congress to increase funding for global health research.

The United States invested $9.3 billion toward global health research, which we define as diseases and conditions that disproportionately affect poor populations in low- and middle-income countries. Mary Woolley presented the findings of our latest global health research investment report at the 2007 Aspen Health Forum. Watch the video.