Clinical Center News
July / August 2024
CCE Modular Terrace

Center for Cellular Engineering Unveils New Manufacturing Facility

The Center for Cellular Engineering (CCE) will soon unveil its new, roughly $20 million Modular Terrace Facility. Full Story

HU's Music Department Performing in the Atrium

Healing through Music

To celebrate Black History Month, the Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility Advisory Committee (DEIAAC) and the Office of Communications & Media Relations' Music in the Atrium series joined forces to present a special performance featuring the vibrant music of Howard University's Music Department. Full Story

Dr. Anthony Fauci, Diane Dowling, Dr. Harvey Alter, Dr. James Gilman, Dr. Monica Bertagnolli and Dr. Lawrence Tabak

Clinical Center Honors Its Own Nobel Laureate

The Clinical Center recently held a ribbon cutting ceremony for the NIH History Center and Stetten Museum exhibit on Dr. Harvey Alter. Full Story

Dr. Monica Bertagnolli and Dr. Stephanie Goff

NIH Director Scrubs In at the Clinical Center

NIH Director, Dr. Monica Bertagnolli and NCI, Dr. Stephanie Goff operated on a woman with metastatic melanoma to remove a tumor from her thigh muscle, which is part of a clinical trial's protocol to test the effect of using combo immunotherapy drugs in a patient with metastatic melanoma. Full Story

Elyas Khandwalla

How the NIH Clinical Center Cured Elyas Khandwalla

Participating in a clinical trial, a seventh-grader received a life-saving bone marrow transplant, shedding light on a promising new preoperative conditioning treatment. Full Story

Hospital staff share their experiences for Hispanic Heritage Month
Sept. 15 through Oct. 15 marks Hispanic Heritage Month, a celebration of the people and culture who contribute to the nation's cultural mosaic.
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Brenda Robles
Clinical Center cGMP Sterility Lab is first of its kind in an academic hospital
The Department of Laboratory Medicine's Sterility Lab performs behind-the-scenes operations normally taken for granted at the NIH Clinical Center.
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Department of Laboratory Medicine's Sterility Lab staff
One month, many stories
Over the past twelve months, the rise in anti-Asian hate and xenophobia, combined with a global pandemic have made this Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Heritage Month more important than ever.
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May - Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
Meeting the language needs of patients
To provide safe and patient-centered care, the Clinical Center provides access to language interpretation services.
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Welcome to the Clinical Center in multiple languages
Hospital unveils "Wellness on Wheels"
Bringing a little extra support to pediatric patients and their families while they receive treatment
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Staff and patient at the unveiling of the Wellness on Wheels cart
"I felt like someone was looking out for me"
Often, it's the parents of children with rare and poorly understood conditions who become prime movers in helping advance research and treatments for their kids.
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patient with juvenile myositis
New pediatric observation unit enhances patient safety, care
The NIH Clinical Center leadership, staff and patients gathered to celebrate the opening of the new special pediatric observation unit in late November.
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NIH needs your help to better understand complications of obesity, asthma, stomach cancer
NICHD seeks adults who are...
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NIH celebrates those who provide patient support
The Clinical Center hosted its seventh annual NIH Family Caregiver Day Nov. 14, recognizing the critical role of family caregivers and encouraging them to take care of themselves.
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C.A.R.E. Channel provides relaxing imagery, music
Being a world class research hospital means continuously enhancing our world class environment of care.
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First Lady of the United States, Melania Trump, visit pediatric patients at The Children's Inn at NIH
On Feb. 14, The Children's Inn at the NIH welcomed First Lady Melania Trump to visit campus and celebrate Valentine's Day with pediatric patients.
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First Lady Melania Trump gets together with five children to pose for a picture
Patient with rare disease receives surprise visit from bone marrow donor
What would you say to the person who saved your life? 
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Jackson Taylor (right) and his donor Sean McLaughlin (left)
These complex patients were being screened out; now they’re being screened in
New Autoimmune Brain Disorders Program highlights patient inclusion and interdisciplinary collaboration
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Dr. Gena Mooneyham, National Institute of Mental Health Autoimmune Brain Disorders Program
Concert unites Clinical Center patient and staff in music
As the sweet sounds of the ballad "Hallelujah" wafted through the NIH Clinical Center's atrium, there were some damp eyes and all were reminded just how amazing this place is.
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Caesar Sant performing
Clinical Center receives outstanding nursing quality award
The National Institutes of Health Clinical Center was among six medical centers recognized with the NDNQI (National Database of Nursing Quality Indicators) Award for Outstanding Nursing Quality for “elevating nursing excellence, and in turn, improving patient outcomes.”
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Image of NDNQI Award
Music in the Atrium carries on
Even with only strings and percussion instruments allowed due to COVID-19 precautions, the hospital's "Music in the Atrium" program continues to bring uplifting, healing music to the Clinical Center atrium.
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The NSO String Orchestra performing in the Clinical Center
Clinical Center informed consent process goes digital
A new way to electronically sign consents is now available at the Clinical Center.
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iMedConsent™ is the new tool that will standardize the capture of electronic signature
NIH Clinical Center wins 2021 Grace award
The National Institutes of Health Clinical Center will have to get a bigger awards shelf.
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Dr. James Gilman
Volunteers needed to help NIH advance the science around kidney cancer, metabolic syndrome and respiratory syncytial virus
NIAID researchers are seeking...
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Patient and doctor

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