In an unprecedented move, research-grant reviews have been suspended indefinitely at the world’s largest public funder of biomedical research.

Hospitals and pharmacies are required to toss expired drugs, no matter how expensive or vital. Meanwhile the FDA has long known that many remain safe and potent for years longer.

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Kennedy, among other controversies, has spread misinformation about the COVID-19 vaccine

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The US NIST and CDC announces development of key reagents for accurate H5N1 tests. Learn more about the CDC's bird flu response with MNB.

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The state cut off funding to Planned Parenthood because it provided non-abortion services to Medicaid patients.

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A sweeping funding bill that would have preserved the pandemic-era policies for two years was derailed by President-elect Donald Trump, less than two weeks before the flexibilities are set to expire.

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Health insurers and hospitals increasingly treat patients less as humans in need of care than consumers who generate profit.

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