Inside the Collapse at the NIH
Administration officials pressured the NIH to avoid clear advice from the agency’s own lawyers to restart grant funding now.
US health agencies delay decision on definition of 'healthy' on food labels
U.S. health agencies will delay by more than two months a decision on updating the definition of the nutrient content claim "healthy" that manufacturers can voluntarily use on food packages.
The Hill17d
NIH funding cuts imperil lifesaving drugs and US prosperity
In 1972, testicular cancer was a leading killer of young men — almost uniformly fatal. Today, it has a 90 percent survival rate. The drug responsible for this miraculous reversal, Cisplatin ...
Fox News19d
NIH funding cuts: Federal judge extends restraining order blocking Trump administration’s action
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced earlier this month it would be cutting billions in costs associated with federally funded research grants that go to various institutions ...
KREM19d
Mayor Brown joins opposition to Trump administration’s research funding cuts
It argues that the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) proposed funding reductions for scientific and medical research institutions are not only severe but also unlawful. “The Trump ...
Forbes19d
Federal Judge Extends TRO Against NIH Cap On Indirect Cost Payments
In addition, several medical associations filed a third lawsuit in the same federal court challenging the legality of the NIH Rate Change Notice. The plaintiffs in all three cases offered similar ...
Fox News20d
CNN hosts claim Trump administration's 'new' definitions of male and female aren't used by 'most scientists'
Kennedy Jr.’s new guidance on biological differences between men and women, claiming such "new definitions" are more restrictive than those used by "most scientists." The HHS released guidance ...
CNN20d
HHS issues new definitions of terms like ‘sex,’ ‘man’ and ‘woman’ that critics say ignore science
The department also launched a website promoting these definitions and created a video defending a ban on transgender women participating in women’s sports. HHS says the action was prompted by ...
The Atlantic22d
The NIH Memo That Undercut Universities Came Directly From Trump Officials
It came from the Department of Health and Human Services, which oversees the NIH, and arrived with clear instructions: Post this announcement on your website immediately. The memo announced a new ...
The Business Journals22d
‘Very concerning’: What NIH cuts would mean for D.C.-area biotech companies, universities
The CEO of Gaithersburg’s miRecule Inc. was a former oncology researcher with the National Cancer Institute who spun his business out of the NIH in 2016. The company has since secured millions ...
NBC News22d
Science under siege: Trump cuts threaten to undermine decades of research
He said his research is almost entirely reliant on NIH grants. The search for a cure for these rare disorders is a race against time, because researchers think treatment will be most effective if ...
FierceBiotech23d
2 NIH leaders depart as White House cuts thousands of jobs across federal health agencies
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has lost two distinguished leaders as mass layoffs directed by the Trump administration hit federal health agencies. The NIH’s Deputy Director for ...