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Understanding Menstruation

NICHD studies menstruation, menstrual problems, & their effects on women’s health.

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Release: NIH-funded study to evaluate drugs prescribed to children with COVID-19

Science Update: Delayed iron supplementation may improve long-term health of children with severe malarial anemia, NIH-funded study suggests

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Item of Interest: Biospecimens from National Children’s Study pilot now available

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CDC Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19): Protect Your Family

CDC’s guidance on how to protect the health of you and your family during a COVID-19 outbreak includes information for protecting children, pregnant women, and nursing mothers.

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COVID-19 Information for NIH Applicants and Recipients

Due to the potential exceptional impact of COVID-19 on the research community, NIH is providing updated guidance and information as it becomes available to help you stay healthy and safe while continuing your research.