Search Results: keywords:"national institute of diabetes and digestive and kidney diseases"

  • H. R. 1518 — To amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to preventing end-stage kidney disease, and for other purposes.
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    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:2,186

    H. R. 1518 aims to amend the Public Health Service Act to address the prevention of end-stage kidney disease in the United States. The bill proposes the establishment of Centers of Excellence focusing on research and awareness of rare kidney diseases, including glomerular diseases. It also...

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    H. R. 1518 is a bill that wants to help stop serious kidney problems by creating special centers for learning more about rare kidney diseases and teaching doctors how to treat them better. The bill also encourages studies on ways to keep kidneys healthy for longer and teaches people more about kidney diseases.

  • H. R. 8601 — To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for and support liver illness visibility, education, and research, and for other purposes.
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    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:3,912

    H.R. 8601, known as the "Liver Illness Visibility, Education, and Research Act of 2024," aims to amend the Public Health Service Act to enhance research, education, and visibility regarding liver illnesses. The bill mandates increased research on liver cancer and diseases, emphasizes programs...

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    H.R. 8601 is a bill that wants to help people know more about liver illnesses, how to prevent them, and support research to find cures; it plans to give money to researchers and organizations to do this from 2025 to 2029.