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Judge deems Trump's cuts to National Institutes of Health illegal
U.S. District Judge William Young said the NIH violated federal law by arbitrarily canceling more than $1 billion in research ...
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More than 70 nutrition scientists call for freedom from censorship at NIH
If the Senate passes the budget reconciliation bill, one in three adults who work or attend school while enrolled in Medicaid ...
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NIH staffers publish ‘Bethesda Declaration’ as distress call; Dems move to protect them from retaliation
More than 300 NIH employees wrote to their agency's director to decry untenable staff and budget cuts they deem political.
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Planned NIH Cuts Threaten Americans’ Health, Senators Charge in Tense Hearing
Senators grilled NIH director Jayanta Bhattacharya the day after more than 300 NIH staff members sent him a fiery letter ...
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NIH chief stands by funding cuts to ‘politicized science’ at tense hearing
Jayanta Bhattacharya says the US biomedical agency can’t continue ‘business as usual’ if it wants to restore its reputation.
CDC staff and retired workers call for Kennedy's resignation in a protest outside headquarters
The demonstration came a day after Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. gutted a federal vaccine safety panel and vowed to ...
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NIH Scientists Issue ‘Bethesda Declaration’ to Protest Research Politicization
In an open letter, researchers and staff at the National Institutes of Health raise concerns over recent policy changes.
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 ...
In letter, more than 300 scientists rebuke Trump research cuts, NIH director
Hundreds of scientists via the National Institute of Health signed a letter in protest to NIH leadership and recent cuts by ...
‘Unrecognizable and highly toxic’: NIH staffers speak out ahead of Senate hearing on budget cuts
More than 300 staffers signed a letter to the NIH director urging him to stop politically motivated cuts to research grants.
NIH employees publish ‘Bethesda Declaration’ in dissent of Trump administration policies
Staffers at the US National Institutes of Health published a letter of dissent, taking issue with what they see as the ...
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Northwestern community members urge administration to protect research funding, international students at rally
A small crowd formed in front of Silverman Hall by 3 p.m. Thursday. Some of these community members gathered around two tables, talking with volunteers for Stand Up for Science Chicago — an ...