May 15, 2020
‘To walk in the beauty way’: Treating opioid use disorder in Native communities
Research explores the integration of medication-based treatment with the healing traditions of American Indian and Alaska Native communities.
March 12, 2020
Annual Report to the Nation: Cancer death rates continue to decline
Report notes rates of new cancers decreased among American Indian and Alaska Native men; and that colorectal cancer screening increased by 35% or more among AI/AN men and women.
January 21, 2020
Combined prenatal smoking and drinking greatly increases SIDS risk
Researchers followed the outcomes of nearly 12,000 pregnancies among women from Cape Town, South Africa and five sites in the U.S., including two American Indian Reservations in South Dakota and North Dakota.
November 18, 2019
Event recording: Substance use and mental health
THRO hosts a Native American Heritage Month lecture about substance use and mental health in American Indian and Alaska Native communities with Dr. Melissa Walls, director, Great Lakes Hub for the Johns Hopkins Center for American Indian Health and associate professor, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
June 24, 2019
Tribal Consultation summary: Intellectual property in biomedical research
NIH issues the summary for the Tribal Consultation on Intellectual Property in Biomedical Research seeking input from Tribal Nations on how policies related to intellectual property impact NIH-supported biomedical research with Tribal communities.
May 7, 2019
NIH facilitates first Tribal data-sharing agreement with Navajo Nation
The Navajo Birth Cohort Study will share participant data as part of a major NIH research initiative.