Mystery Fungus Sparks NIH Crisis, Imperiling Trials, Patients and Its Boss


Crisis response at the National Institutes of Health has triggered delays in treatment and put its chief, Francis Collins, in the hot seat BETHESDA, Md.-The National Institutes of Health reported last month that a new cell therapy had completely reversed metastatic colon cancer in a patient and could help tens of thousands more-the kind of dramatic breakthrough that has made NIH the crown jewel of government-run medical research.



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