September 10, 1999

Debate Over Improving Minority Health Pits NIH Director Against Black Leaders

By JEFFREY BRAINARD

Would elevating the status of an office improve research or hurt valuable ongoing efforts?

In the 1960s, Harold E. Varmus joined in civil-rights marches to protest injustices affecting black Americans.

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