Trump’s FDA and NIH picks clear committee, teeing up final Senate confirmation
The Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee approved Dr. Jayanta Bhattacharya’s nomination to be NIH director ...
Trump’s NIH pick grilled on research funding cuts and vaccine views in Senate hearing
President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the National Institutes of Health answered sharp questions in a confirmation hearing ...
NIH funding cuts will hit red states, rural areas, underserved communities hardest
The National Institutes of Health is the largest federal funder of medical research in the U.S. NIH funds drive research and ...
Analyzing claim Trump confused 'transgenic mice' with 'transgender mice' in address to Congress
Following U.S. President Donald Trump's address to Congress on Mar. 4, 2025, a rumor circulated online that he misspoke when ...
Nature8d
Trump’s nominee for NIH chief talks frozen grants and fostering ‘scientific dissent’
Health economist Jay Bhattacharya, who drew censure for controversial views on COVID-19, vows to provide funding but is short ...
Former WBZ-TV meteorologist Sarah Wroblewski to be Rep. Katherine Clark's guest at joint address to Congress
Sarah Wroblewski will be Massachusetts Rep. Katherine Clark's special guest at President Trump's joint address to Congress​.
Health News Florida8d
Trump's nominee to run NIH faces Senate scrutiny
Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, a Stanford professor of health policy, faced tough questioning from the Senate HELP Committee during a ...
NIH director nominee outlines his goals to improve public health
A relatively sedate Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee confirmation hearing for National Institutes of Health Director-nominee Dr. Jay Bhattacharya revealed his five goals to ...
The Boston Globe9d
NIH needs reforms, but use a scalpel, not a hatchet
Meanwhile, the NIH might launch new institutes to address emerging fields like bioengineering and broader challenges such as the reproducibility of scientific research. Such changes could increase ...
C&EN7d
NIH director nominee pledges to repair 'distrust' in research
Stanford University health policy professor and economist Jay Bhattacharya is poised to become the next director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) after testifying before a key US Senate ...