Managed health-care adds to woes of US medical schools

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The diversion of government funds to health-care programs is posing threats to the teaching and research conducted at medical hospitals in the United States. The reform of medicare and the development of managed health-care are sapping the funds that is meant for direct investment into health teaching. Budget instability at the National Institutes of Science is also affecting biomedical research. To overcome these crises, a trust fund is planned for the teaching hospitals. The Senate has drafted a scheme to divide the grants appropriately.

Finance, Research grants, Medical colleges, Research funding, Medical schools

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EU-US cooperation talks may hinge on access to research programmes

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The science and technology cooperation agreement between the European Union and US is expected to be reached by 1997. The agreement will allow the US research agencies to deal directly with the Europeans, but the Europeans fear that the agreement will bar their access to US research programs. Questions are raised about the participation of European subsidiaries of US companies in the European research program. The US only wants to set rules for patenting, as the negotiators are not capable to discuss the question of access.

International aspects, Research, European Union

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US science adviser's exit 'may herald new White House strategy.'(anticipated resignation of US science adviser Jack Gibbon)

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US president Bill Clinton's science adviser Jack Gibbons has announced that he may retire near the end of 1997. His announcement has quashed rumours that Massachusetts Institute of Technology head John Deutch would replace him during the middle of the year. However, it has fuelled speculation that his eventual replacement, who might quite possibly be Deutch, will bring greater focus to the US government's science policy.

Officials and employees, Appointments, resignations and dismissals, Public officers, Government officials, Gibbons, John H.

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