Research at a Duke University laboratory led to a new breast cancer drug in 2023. Government funding for that lab is now in limbo.

The LOANS bill would make BioBonds available to researchers ready to move their emerging therapies into clinical trials.

Researchers say they must overcome deep mistrust of medical research in the Black, Latinx and Native American communities in recruiting volunteers for vaccine testing.

But 21st Century Cures Act is not without its critics.