Hours later, the Massachusetts Attorney General issued a temporary restraining order preventing the NIH from immediately cutting billions in the grants it issues to scientists and

A federal judge in Boston has ordered a temporary pause nationwide on plans by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to substantially reduce “indirect” research payments to universities,

The National Institutes of Health said it will cap indirect grant funds, threatening billions of dollars in health systems' grant revenue.

The states argue that the cuts would halt research into treatments and cures for diseases, infectious diseases and addiction.