Ex-NIH head dies

摘要

Bernadine Healy, who was the first woman to lead the US National Institutes of Health (NIH), died on 6 August aged 67. Healy, who trained as a cardiologist, headed up the NIH between 1991 and 1993, •taking over after the agency had been without a director for two years. Her greatest impact was in championing research into women's health - she launched the Women's Health Initiative, a US$625-million clinical trial which, in 2002, showed that hormone-replacement therapy increases the risk of breast cancer, stroke and heart disease.