August 2016

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Clinical Center News

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Volunteers photograph pediatric patients with life-threatening diseases

It has been said, “A picture is worth a thousand words.” To some families at the NIH Clinical Center, a picture is worth a lot more. Since 2015, the Clinical Center has invited the non-profit group Flashes of Hope to photograph pediatric patients who are treated at the hospital.

New York first responder faces his own emergency

Most people feel a sense of relief when they have lost some weight. For Sean Muranelli, age 36, each step onto the scale was a worrying reminder that his life was at risk. Muranelli, a nine-year veteran of the New York City Fire Department, first knew something was wrong when he felt a lump on his neck while taking a shower. Unnerved, he went to see his doctor who had the lump analyzed. His diagnosis: metastatic adenocarcinoma, a cancer of the duodenum — the first part of the small intestine that connects to the stomach.

Jose Galvez named chief of BTRIS

In July, the Clinical Center welcomed Dr. Jose Galvez as the new chief of the Biomedical Translational Research Information System (BTRIS). Prior to joining the Clinical Center team, Galvez served as program director of Clinical and Translational Informatics with NIH’s Center for Biomedical Informatics and Information Technology.