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Item of Interest: NICHD fetal growth calculators available to healthcare providers

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Release: Iodine exposure in the NICU may lead to decrease in thyroid function, NIH study suggests

Item of Interest: Shyamal Peddada named Chief of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics Branch in NICHD’s Division of Intramural Population Health Research

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COVID-19 Research and NICHD

NICHD provides highlights of some of our COVID-19 research activities to understand the effects of the virus among the populations central to our mission.

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COVID-19 Information for NIH Applicants and Recipients

Due to the potential exceptional impact of COVID-19 on the research community, NIH is providing updated guidance and information as it becomes available to help you stay healthy and safe while continuing your research.