White House withdraws nomination of Dr. Dave Weldon to lead CDC
The White House has withdrawn its nomination of Dr. Dave Weldon to serve as the director of the US Centers for Disease ...
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NIH cuts funding for vaccine-hesitancy research. mRNA research may be next
The National Institutes of Health is terminating dozens of studies examining why people are hesitant about vaccines and how ...
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How NIH Cuts Could Affect U.S. Biomedical Research
Former NIH director Dr. Harold Varmus speaks out about what recent budget cuts and policy changes could mean for science.
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Trump’s cuts to research might affect a generation of future scientists
A federal judge might have paused President Donald Trump’s attempt to slash about $4 billion for biomedical research funding through the National Institutes of Health, but the uncertainty created by ...
RFK Jr.’s first month as health secretary: Touting French fries and casting doubts on vaccines
WASHINGTON (AP) — There sat Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the nation’s top health official, at a Steak ’n Shake with Fox News host ...
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Top addiction researcher Nora Volkow on NIH cuts, optimism, and the limits of RFK Jr.’s 12-step experience
In a Q&A, NIH addiction chief Nora Volkow speaks about RFK Jr.'s policy shake-ups, 12-step recovery limits, and why overdose ...
The artist of the deal: Trump’s Kennedy Center takeover
Donald Trump's management of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts was consistent with his agenda.
Dr. Marty Makary advances out of key committee in bid for FDA confirmation
President Donald Trump's nominee to lead the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Dr. Marty Makary, passed a key committee ...
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For teens, strong friendships outweigh impact of social media on mental health
Adolescents with the strongest relationships are the most likely to have high levels of well-being — even when they use ...
A tradition full of empathy and awareness: Patrick Elwood shaves his head for St Baldrick’s
St. Baldrick’s is the ultimate show of solidarity. Often times the rigors of cancer fighting treatments leads to patients losing their hair. So out of an abundance of empathy, ...
How Inova Health System is using AI to lighten the load on doctors
Inova Health System is bringing a Pennsylvania company’s AI technology into its exam rooms. The goal: lighten the load on ...
Johns Hopkins laying off more than 2,000 workers after drastic cut of foreign aid funding
Johns Hopkins University announced Thursday that it will be cutting more than 2,000 jobs after it lost $800 million in funding from the US Agency for International Development amid the Trump ...