Fact Sheets
Research!America has developed several series of one-page reports to highlight the benefits of research to improve health.
Use these links to explore our database of facts sheets:
Investment in Research Saves Lives and Money
To illustrate the social and economic impact of medical and health research, we established the Investment in Research Saves Lives and Money series in partnership with the Mary Woodard Lasker Charitable Trust. Each page focuses on one or a set of conditions or health topics and includes current statistics, examples of cost- and life-saving benefits of research and the story of a patient who has thrived or survived thanks to research.
State-Based
R&D benefits states across the country and patients across the globe. Learn about how each of these states benefit from R&D investments:
Agency Fact Sheets
Various federal agencies are integral to R&D in the U.S. To learn more about each agency's contributions, public-private partnerships, recent progress and the public's opinion, see our fact sheets below.
Others
Maternal Health
There is a Black maternal health crisis in the United States. Black individuals who give birth are more likely than other groups to have unplanned cesarean deliveries, as well as higher infant and maternal mortality rates. Learn more about this crisis as well as the robust research and legislation being developed to combat this tragic reality in our Black maternal health fact sheet.
Milestones in Global Health
Research and development has led to innovative treatments and therapies for patients around the world. Our milestones in global health pamphlet charts the breakthroughs in HIV, malaria, TB, meningitis and a host of other diseases.
Neglected Tropical Diseases
Despite their name, neglected tropical diseases aren't limited to tropical locales; they're affecting people across the southern tier of the United States, from California east to South Carolina. Fortunately, research is taking place across the country to battle NTDs. Our fact sheets detail that research and how it's making a difference both in the U.S. and around the world.
One of those NTDs, Chagas disease, affects five times as many Latin Americans as HIV/AIDS. Chagas is a threat to the U.S. as well; Chagas-related heart failure among the current U.S. patient population costs our country nearly $1 billion per year. Research currently being done in the U.S. is leading to vaccines, promising treatments and a better understanding of Chagas transmission. Learn more with our Chagas fact sheet.