NECN: Sen. Warren Pushes to Increase Medical Research Funding

Sen. Elizabeth Warren is pushing legislation designed to increase funding for medical research.
The Massachusetts Democrat says the bill would funnel an additional $5 billion in research funding each year into the National Institutes of Health and the Food and Drug Administration.
Warren says the money would be targeted at a range of medical challenges, from understanding the underlying basis for diseases, developing new treatments for cancer, and searching for therapies for diseases like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's.

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