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While NIH director Jay Bhattacharya focuses on podcasting, his second in command is dramatically remaking the agency.

A quiet policy change means the government is making fewer bets on long-term science.

ASM and fellow societies filed an amicus brief with the Supreme Court, calling for the swift restoration of NIH grant funding supporting early-career scientists, such as the MOSAIC program.

More than 900 research grants worth $2.6 billion are in jeopardy. So is the 80-year-old model of American science.

ASM is a nonprofit professional society that publishes scientific journals and advances microbiology through advocacy, global health and diversity in STEM programs.

Reducing federal support for research and development could cause long-run economic damage and reduce government revenue.

What goes around, comes around. And it is not likely to be good for the White House.

While much of the country is focused on the spiraling measles outbreak, experts warn that whooping cough and other preventable diseases could get much worse with falling vaccination rates and Trump’s ...

Young researchers are choosing between staying in science and staying in the United States.

The move comes after Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s announcement of a sweeping reduction of the Department of Health and Human Services.

NIH funding for biomedical research has abruptly fallen by billions of dollars, with many grant decisions on hold. Trump officials say they’re reviewing the agency.

Grant terminations halt research on improving vaccinations and preventing future pandemics

The Trump administration isn’t just dismantling protections against illnesses. It’s inviting them right in.

Uncertainty about how much money colleges and universities stand to lose has led some schools to reduce the number of doctoral students, in some cases reneging on offers.

A federal judge issued a nationwide preliminary injunction blocking the Trump administration from slashing NIH payments for research overhead

The Trump administration’s orders have created more turmoil and damage at the National Institutes of Health than was previously known.

Administration officials pressured the NIH to avoid clear advice from the agency’s own lawyers to restart grant funding now.

By blocking announcements in the Federal Register, the administration is keeping experts from meeting to evaluate funding proposals.

NIH officials said they were given no advance warning and less than an hour to post the memo publicly.

Supervisors deliver bad news across NIH, CDC

Universities filed an additional lawsuit Monday that seeks to halt the cuts nationally.

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The Trump administration's planned cuts to NIH funding could lead to layoffs, disrupt clinical trials and even shutter laboratories, a lawsuit claims.

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Researchers facing “a lot of uncertainty, fear, and panic”

The United States’ absence will only hurt Americans — and help China.

Americans are now spending more time alone than ever. It’s changing our personalities, our politics, and even our relationship to reality.

Please use this form to send a letter to your Senators opposing the nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to the position of Secretary of Health and Human Services. Once you fill our your information, t...

Elevating Mr. Kennedy to secretary of H.H.S. “would put the public’s health in jeopardy,” more than 75 laureates wrote.