Near miracles not unknown at NIH Clinical Center
NIH Clinical Center in Bethesda is a research facility where experimental cancer treatments give some patients extra months or years. Families face high costs, but care and mediation are funded by taxpayers. The piece profiles patients like Johnson and the Dluza ks, who seek hope beyond conventional therapy and highlight the center’s blend of risk, science, and human impact.
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NIH Clinical Center tests hypotheses on carefully chosen patients
Bethesda crafted NIH campus houses a 306 acre site with over 500 beds and 1,100 laboratories. The 30 year old Clinical Center enables NIH investigators to test disease causes and treatments with patients carefully selected. Cancer patients dominate admissions, with most care funded by a tax-supported system and limited aid for some outpatients and families.
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