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FDA chief says NIH ‘brewed up a virus that killed 20 million people’
Commissioner Marty Makary again promoted a conspiracy theory about the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic, accusing the ...
$15 billion in NIH funding frozen, then thawed Tuesday in ongoing power war
A spokesperson for the Department of Health and Human Services confirmed the funding pause to journalists. US Senator Patty ...
Inside Higher Ed12h
Abrupt Pause, Unpause of Grants Doesn’t End NIH Funding Concerns
As senators object to President Trump’s proposal to gut the National Institutes of Health’s budget for next fiscal year, ...
The Chronicle of Higher Education22h
Their NIH Grants Are Back. But Nothing Is Back to Normal.
Researchers say that picking up where they left off is complicated — scientifically, financially, and logistically.
The Chronicle23h
Federal government freezes $108 million in NIH funding to Duke, source tells The Chronicle
The freeze follows two federal investigations launched Monday by the Trump administration into Duke University and Duke ...
AlterNet on MSN1d
'It's a huge deal': This Trump move sets up showdown with 14 GOP senators
President Donald Trump's administration has imposed a complete block on funding that goes to external health researchers — ...
NIH director say cuts aim to reduce ‘ideological research,’ focus on health
Some scientists say that the Trump administration has forced the NIH “to politicize research” with cuts to research on health disparities and gender identity. Jay Bhattacharya says he aims to focus on ...
Trump administration freezes $108M intended for Duke and Duke Health, reports say
The Trump administration has ordered the school and its medical center to investigate unspecified racial discrimination.