Stories by Rick Weiss

a linkindex="21" href="http://www.americanprogress.org/aboutus/staff/WeissRick.html">Rick Weiss is a Senior Fellow at the Center for American Progress.

Stem Cell Research Heads for a Renaissance

New stem cell therapies may be a step closer to being tested in humans.
Posted on Nov 24, 2008, Source: Science Progress

Medical Research Recession: Funding Flatlined for Diabetes, Cancer, Alzheimer's

The Wall Street bailout cost $700 billion. The entire National Institutes of Health budget is less than $30 billion -- and sinking.
Posted on Oct 10, 2008, Source: Science Progress

Stem Cells and IVF: The Wild West of Reproductive Technology

The fledgling fertility business of a few years ago has exploded into a giant industry; one that is largely unregulated by our squeamish government.
Posted on Aug 19, 2008, Source: Science Progress

Is a Health Industry Turf War Delaying the Next Medical Revolution?

Genetic tests are one of the hottest new tools in medicine. They're also one of the most controversial.
Posted on Jun 26, 2008, Source: Science Progress

Americans Are Living Longer, But Not Better

It would be a horrible thing for people to gain extra years of life and wish, for lack of decent care, that they'd had an earlier exit.
Posted on Jun 18, 2008, Source: Science Progress