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Scientists fear Trump administration cuts to NIH could impact the health of Americans for generations
Former National Institutes of Health Director Dr. Francis Collins, who abruptly left his NIH research lab in February, fears ...
How health will be hurt by cuts at the nation's medical research agency
Cuts and layoffs to the National Institutes of Health threaten medical research around the U.S., agency insiders warn.
Landmark Women's Health Study Saved From Funding Cuts
MONDAY, April 28, 2025 (HealthDay News) — In a sudden about-face, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) said ...
Health agencies "not creating an autism registry," official says, contradicting NIH director
"We are not creating an autism registry," a Department of Health and Human Services official said in a statement.
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NIH announces six new acting institute directors, many of them filling posts of ousted predecessors
The NIH announced six acting directors to run institutes, many to fill vacancies created by the ouster of predecessors ...
NIH Gets Institute, Center Acting Directors After Mass Layoffs
The National Institutes of Health selected new acting directors for six of its institutes and centers after the Trump ...
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Rep. Sewell speaks out against National Institutes of Health budget cuts
The Trump administration’s cuts include up to $70 million for UAB alone.
After criticism, HHS reverses plan to cut funds for a landmark study on women’s health
In an abrupt reversal, the US Department of Health and Human Services said Thursday that it no longer plans to cut funding ...
Cancer research in the US is world class because of its broad base of funding − with the government pulling out, its future is uncertain
Since 1971, the US has led the world in funding cancer research and developing new treatments that have driven down death ...
National Institutes of Health to launch study, create autism patient database
National Institutes of Health Director Jay Bhattacharya said the study would address the “cause of the rise in autism” that ...
Trump administration restores funding for major women’s health study
The Trump administration has reversed course and restored financial support for a decades-old study on women’s health. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) launched the study, called the ...
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Women’s Health Initiative to receive NIH funding after all
A spokesperson said Thursday that "NIH initially exceeded its internal targets for contract reductions" in explaining the ...