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The director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has said the federal government’s discontinuation of mRNA vaccine ...
President Donald Trump’s freeze on $8 billion of congressionally appropriated funding to the National Institutes of Health ...
NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya defends open disagreement, criticizes groupthink, and argues that democracy depends on our ability to speak and listen across political and scientific divides.
I believe very fundamentally in collaboration. A few weeks ago, there was a group of NIH workers—scientists and others—who wrote something called the Bethesda Declaration.
In June, NIH staffers issued the Bethesda Declaration, now signed by 484 employees, some named, others anonymous. The declaration said that on Bhattacharya’s watch, the Trump administration has forced ...
In June, NIH staffers issued the Bethesda Declaration, now signed by 484 employees, some named, others anonymous.
On June 9, nearly 100 NIH scientists signed a public letter — dubbed the Bethesda Declaration — directly challenging Bhattacharya’s leadership and recent NIH policy changes.
Dr. George Tidmarsh, a Stanford pediatrics adjunct professor and former pharmaceutical executive, is FDA Commissioner Marty Makary’s pick to be the nation’s top drug regulator.
Health insurer Humana is scaling back the number of medical services subject to prior approval and speeding up decisions ...
A declaration of dissent from past and present NASA employees warns that science and safety are at risk and joins similar documents from staff at other federal science agencies ...
NIH Director Dr. Jay Bhattacharya discusses the challenges facing the agency. Pres. Trump's second term has caused uncertainty for the medical research community, with cuts to research funding and ...