The Department of Defense/ Department of the Army on April 20, 2022 posted the Grant Notice (W81XWH-22-RCRP-RCDA) titled “DOD Rare Cancers, Resources and Community Development Award” to close on September 30, 2022, with estimated total program funding for $3,840,000. (more…)
$77M in Grants for Many Tribes
The Department of Commerce’s NTIA https://ntia.doc.gov has awarded 19 grants totaling nearly $77 million as part of the Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program. (more…)
Focusing on Infections & Immunity
The Yale School of Medicine https://medicine.yale.edu is launching the Center for Infection & Immunity since during COVID and other disease outbreaks, it was realized that there was a need and a greater understanding of underlying pathogenesis for infectious diseases. (more…)
Banner Launches Pilot Program
Banner Health’s pilot program in Greenly Colorado https://www.BannerHealth.com is working to increase access to obstetrical care for moms who are in labor in rural communities. (more…)
Advancing VR Into Patient Care
The National Science Foundation (NSF) https://www.nsf.gov awarded $4.75M to the University of Maryland SOM (UMSOM) https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu to establish the new Center for Medical Innovations in Extended Reality to be known as MIXR. (more…)
Tool for Mental Health Screening
DARPA https://www.darpa.mil recently announced the Neural Evidence Aggregation Tool (NEAT) program is in place to develop a new cognitive science tool to identify people at risk for suicide by using preconscious brain signals rather than asking questions and waiting for consciously filtered responses. (more…)
UCSF,QLHC, & FDA Develop system
University of California San Francisco (UCSF) https://www.ucsf.edu in collaboration with the Quantum Leap Healthcare Collaborative (QLHC) https://www.quantumleaphealth.org and FDA https://www.fda.gov have developed the OneSource System. (more…)