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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 ...
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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 ...
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.
US dismisses all authors of National Climate Assessment, email says
President Donald Trump's administration has dismissed all contributors to the U.S. government's signature study that informs ...
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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Trump administration promises to restore funding to landmark women's health study after outcry
The Trump administration has promised to restore funding to a landmark study on women's health, days after researchers ...
In a reversal, the Trump administration restores funding for women's health study
The unexpected elimination of funding for the decades-long research project focused on women's health shocked scientists.
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 ...
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 ...
10 ways Mental Health Awareness Month has made a difference—and how you can get involved
Blueprint highlights the ways that the celebration of Mental Health Awareness Month each May has championed the nation's ...
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 ...