He dismissed ongoing turmoil at the agency, noting that he did not make the decisions to lay off thousands of staff at NIH or freeze reviews of grant applications that have essentially put the ...

At NIH, we are working to optimize our resources to support the best science. By centralizing the peer review process, we will not only reduce costs—we will also improve the quality, consistency ...

At least 24 termination letters have been sent out, according to one official. Several active research grants related to studies involving LGBTQ+ issues, gender identity and diversity, equity and ...

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. targets ultraprocessed foods as a major health concern, sparking debate on their ...

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 ...

It has been determined they do not align with NIH funding priorities related to vaccine hesitancy and/or uptake.” Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the new secretary of NIH’s parent agency, the ...

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 ...

Bruising cuts by the administration of US President Donald Trump to the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) have sparked fears about the future of the agency — by far the world’s biggest ...

“It is the policy of NIH not to prioritize research activities that focuses gaining scientific knowledge on why individuals are hesitant to be vaccinated and/or explore ways to improve vaccine ...

The National Institutes of Health's (NIH) grant review process was also disrupted when the Trump administration suddenly canceled scheduled funding meetings due to a temporary communications freeze.

The incident was witnessed by a reporter from STAT, and the man afterward identified himself only as “Jeff” and said he was there to protest Collins’ oversight of NIH, and specifically the ...

Kennedy’s desire to shift focus toward the causes and treatment of chronic diseases, convey skepticism of existing science and express disgust with NIH leadership during the pandemic.