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Judge deems Trump's cuts to National Institutes of Health illegal
The federal judge said the NIH violated federal law by arbitrarily canceling more than $1 billion in research grants because ...
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NIH scientists air deep concerns about agency policies and cuts
The letter was signed by 92 NIH scientists and many more who remained anonymous across all 27 of the agency's divisions.
NIH scientists sign open letter criticizing Trump administration's grant cancellations, firings
More than 300 scientists from the NIH signed an open letter on Monday to director Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, criticizing the Trump ...
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‘We dissent’: NIH workers protest Trump policies that ‘harm the health of Americans’
Hundreds of workers at the National Institutes of Health on Monday openly protested the Trump administration’s cuts to the ...
‘We dissent’: NIH officials issue declaration, say Trump’s agenda puts public at risk
It’s highly unusual for so many agency officials to denounce their own leadership and the White House in such a public way.
An Uproar at the NIH
Jay Bhattacharya, the the agency’s director, has made a point of welcoming dissent. A letter from his officials will test ...
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NIH scientists call on director to protect biomedical research
"This is an extinction-level event for biomedical research and global public health ... commend the NIH staff who have come forward with the 'Bethesda Declaration' to share concerns in the ...
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NIH cuts funding for Yale’s LGBTQ+ and public health equity research
These cuts, researchers say, raise concerns about political ... using commonly accepted terms in public health research, or referencing marginalized populations, could put their projects at risk ...
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‘Underwhelming’: NIH trials fail to test meaningful long Covid treatments — after 2.5 years and $1 billion
More than 2.5 years after the National Institutes of Health ... heart issues, some still sick after initial coronavirus infections in the pandemic’s first wave. Congress provided the NIH with ...
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NIH director proposes national health database, sparks privacy concerns
Privacy experts are sounding the alarm after the federal government announced a plan earlier this week to create a health database of the U.S. population. National ...
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Judge orders NIH to restore research funds terminated using political, not scientific criteria
A federal judge in Boston ordered the National Institutes of Health to restore billions of federal research dollars ...