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NIH moving to ban grants to universities with DEI programs, Israeli boycotts
The National Institutes of Health says it will pull medical research funding from universities with diversity and inclusion ...
Hiltzik: RFK Jr.'s views on autism show that anti-science myths are rampant at the agency he leads
At his recent news conference, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. spewed a firehose of falsity about autism. Experts in the ...
RFK Jr.'s autism study to amass medical records of many Americans
The autism study is planning to link confidential data "with broad coverage in the U.S. population" in one place for the ...
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NIH director calls Trump’s anti-DEI orders ‘misunderstood,’ downplays reorganization plans
The NIH director asserted the agency remains committed to research that advances the health of minorities, despite Trump's ...
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Integrating Medicare and Medicaid: Policy Priorities to Improve Access and Care for Beneficiaries Under Age 65
To address the needs of dual-eligible people under 65, policymakers could focus on promoting better data collection and ...
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Special committee would give disabled veterans a voice on accessibility challenges at VA facilities
Legislation under consideration in the House and Senate seeks to address complaints by veterans’ advocates about barriers to ...
Using the tools of AI to help people with mobility disorders
Many of the skills that humans consider intelligent involve conscious effort, including prediction, long-term planning, and ...
With CDC injury prevention team gutted, 'we will not know what is killing us'
Workers who track data on car crashes, drownings, traumatic brain injury, falls in the elderly, and other perils lost their jobs. Advocates worry life-saving work will stop.