Reinvesting in US Biomedical Research—The Time is Now

It is undisputed that the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has played a fundamental role in improving the health of the people of the United States over the last half a century. Through supporting innovative and transformative biomedical research aimed at discovering disease mechanisms, the NIH facilitates the improvement of every aspect of health care including diagnosis, prevention, and intervention of disease. This level of support has also propelled the US to become the most powerful and productive nation on earth in medical science and technology. Discoveries made through support of the NIH have also resulted in a shift in the paradigm in the landscape of disease from acute to chronic diseases and, in the foreseeable horizon, to the management of disease by predictive and personalized approaches.