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RFK Jr.’s medical record plan frightens autistic people and their parents

One autistic advocate called the idea ‘along the line of eugenics,’ one autistic lawyer tells Eric Garcia. While others fear privacy concerns

The Independent UK

Here’s the data the NIH can collect from your medical history for its ‘autism database’

The NIH is planning to gather medical data to support its renewed autism study

The Independent UK

RFK Autism Registry to Unlock Hidden Patterns in Autism—but at What Cost?

The project hopes to uncover 'hidden patterns' in autism by uniting previously disconnected records from across public and private healthcare systems.

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HHS layoffs cut deep swath through health infrastructure - Roll Call

The changes lay the groundwork for Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s plan to streamline operations and shift to focusing on chronic disease.

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Trump administration at ‘war’ with mRNA technology: scientists alarmed vaccine skeptics could kill research

Public health experts are sounding the alarm over recent move by the NIH to collect information about funding for research into mRNA technology

The Guardian - US

Will Jay Bhattacharya Get Gain-of-Function Research Under Control?

The past three administrations have tried and failed to implement binding regulations on risky research that likely caused the COVID-19 pandemic.

Reason

Senate confirms Bhattacharya to lead NIH - Roll Call

The Senate voted Tuesday to confirm Jay Bhattacharya, a vocal critic of the National Institutes of Health, to be its next director.

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Researchers find a hint at how to delay Alzheimer's symptoms. Now they have to prove it

An experimental treatment appears to postpone Alzheimer's symptoms in some people genetically destined to get the disease at a young age

The Independent UK

How Many Americans Have Died of COVID-19?

Adding up COVID-19's toll since Donald Trump declared a national emergency five years ago.

Reason

Alzheimer’s research centers face Trump-imposed $65m funding delay across the US

Researchers report difficulties retaining staff as White House cost-cutting stresses US medical research system

The Guardian - US

Jay Bhattacharya's Confirmation Hearing Proves the Lockdown Skeptics Won

Trump's nominee for NIH director once stirred major controversy for criticizing lockdowns, mask mandates, and school closures. Yesterday, Senate Democrats didn't even raise the issue.

Reason

Amy Klobuchar's Health Misinformation Act Has Aged Poorly

A proposed bill in 2021 would have put the HHS secretary in charge of censoring COVID-19 contrarianism on social media.

Reason

Jobs lost in every state and life-saving cures not discovered: Possible impacts of research cuts

Ripple effects of the Trump administration's crackdown on U.S. medical research promise to reach every corner of America

The Independent UK

Trump’s NIH pick makes pitch for good science – in this administration?

Jay Bhattacharya tells hearing he is intent on protecting research, even as president takes axe to federal funding

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Trump NIH nominee aims to soothe senators over embattled agency - Roll Call

The Stanford health economist selected to lead the NIH has been criticized for his opposition to lockdowns during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Guardian - US

NIH funding cuts are Trump’s latest attack on education, professors say

The Trump administration announced it would cap ‘indirect funding’ from the National Institutes of Health at 15%

Reason

Will Trump and the New GOP Congress Get to the Bottom of COVID-19's Origin?

It's a good sign that the president is calling on critics of the federal government's lack of transparency to staff his administration.

The Guardian - US

Trump will change the face of US food policy. These are the players to watch

The industry ties and policy backgrounds of these officials and cabinet nominees are varied – and often contradictory

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Trump Reportedly Preparing an Executive Order Banning Federal Funding of Gain-of-Function Research

The past three administrations have tried to limit gain-of-function research. The second Trump administration might be the first one to be successful at doing so.

The Independent UK

Trump’s team weighs withholding massive research grants from universities that are too ‘woke’: Report

Trump’s nominee to head the National Institutes of Health, Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, wants to target so-called ‘cancel culture’ at top universities

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How backlash to the pandemic helped shape Trump’s health picks - Roll Call

Cabinet health picks include vaccine skeptics, supporters of herd immunity and promoters of hydroxychloroquine to treat COVID-19.

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Trump's Health Nominees Challenge Traditional Approaches

President-elect Trump's nominees for federal health agencies aim to reshape health oversight in alignment with Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s health agenda.

The Independent UK

Meet the medical contrarians picked to lead health agencies under Trump and Kennedy

Donald Trump's health team picks includes outspoken critics of the medical establishment and COVID-19 health measures

Latin Times

Trump Pick for Public Health Chief Opposed COVID Lockdown, Wanted People to Get Infected on Purpose

Donald Trump has appointed a health economist who published an open letter slamming the COVID-19 lockdown while promoting "herd immunity" to lead the NIH.

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