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Can the Trump Administration Unilaterally Cut Indirect Costs for NIH Grants?

As with some other recent executive branch actions, the Trump Administration appears to have overreached.

Reason

Trump administration to cut billions in medical research funding

National Institutes of Health said the $4bn loss will affect ‘indirect’ funding of buildings, equipment and staff

The Guardian - US

NIH Lowers Maximum Indirect Cost Rate For Research Institutions

The NIH's new policy capping indirect cost rates at 15% raises concerns among researchers about its impact on research capabilities and funding.

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NIH Resumes Grant-Review Meetings Amid Agency-Wide Freeze

NIH is gradually resuming grant-review meetings and travel after a communications freeze. Ongoing research can continue, but new projects remain prohibited.

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CDC webpages go dark as Trump targets public health information

Resources for contraception, gender-affirming care, STIs and HIV flicker in and out of existence or vanish completely

The Guardian - US

Stricter abortion laws may cause increased infant deaths − 2 maternal and child health researchers explain the data

Infant mortality in the U.S. has increased by 7% since the 2022 Dobbs v. Jackson U.S. Supreme Court decision overturned the constitutional right to abortion, according to an October 2024 study.

The Conversation

‘This will delay medical breakthroughs’: US scientists demand to bargain over Trump orders

NIH fellows say policy changes including funding freeze would ‘severely limit’ researchers’ ability to do their work

The Guardian - US

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Measles, bioweapons, bird flu, and abortion rights: RFK Jr repeatedly pounded with his past comments at tumultuous hearing

Trump’s nominee for health secretary faced a group of bipartisan senators during the first day of his confirmation hearing

The Independent UK

Takeaways from RFK Jr.'s first confirmation hearing as Trump's nominee for health secretary

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The Independent UK

RFK Jr could soon lead the HHS. Here are the different health agencies it oversees

The member of the Kennedy dynasty has promised to significantly change how the department he could soon lead functions

The Independent UK

RFK Jr. challenged on false claim Covid is a race-targeted ‘bioweapon’ at confirmation hearing

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was today confronted over his previous false claim that Covid-19 was a ““genetically engineered bioweapon that targets Black and white people but spared Ashkenazi Jews and Chinese people.”

The Independent UK

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Faces Scrutiny Over Planned Federal Firings

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s responses to inquiries about dismissing federal employees at HHS and NIH raise concerns about his potential impact on healthcare pr...

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Sen. Bennet Questions Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'S Controversial Statements

Democratic Sen. Bennet questions Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s controversial statements and suitability for key government role.

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HHS Oversees 13 Agencies, Including CDC And FDA

Learn about the US Department of Health and Human Services and its critical role in promoting public health, advancing medical research, and ensuring acces...

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How to know if you need to take vitamin B12

A B12 deficiency can cause issue ranging from exhaustion to neurological problems.

The Conversation

Medical research depends on government money – even a day’s delay in the intricate funding process throws science off-kilter

In the early days of the second Trump administration, a directive to pause all public communication from the Department of Health and Human Services created uncertainty and anxiety among biomedical researchers in the U.S. This directive halted key operations of numerous federal agencies like the National Institutes of Health, including…

Salon

Trump's NIH moves "could be disastrous"

In a letter, three Maryland Democrats said they had "grave concerns" that Trump's move would do lasting damage

Salon

Is bird flu info threatened under Trump?

Under orders from the Trump admin, agencies like the CDC are pausing some public health messaging as H5N1 surges

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NIH Faces Supply Crunch Due To Communication Pause

Trump administration directives causing a pause in communications and purchasing at NIH, affecting ongoing research studies and clinical trials.

The Independent UK

‘Do you believe that germs cause disease?’ — the questions health leaders want senators to ask RFK Jr.

Kennedy, President Donald Trump’s pick to head the Department of Health and Human Services, will face two Senate committee hearings next week

Reason

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.

Latin Times

Fauci Hires Private Guards Out of Own Pocket After Trump Suddenly Pulls Security Detail

The former NIH director returned to the public eye after former President Joe Biden gave him a preemptive pardon on his last day in office

The Guardian - US

Travel, grant and funding cuts ‘stifling’ US health agencies in new Trump era

Halts to external communications, publishing reports and reviewing and approving research a ‘dramatic shift’

Salon

Trump opens RFK's war on public health

RFK's hearing hasn't even started yet and the White House has already attacked vaccines, birth control and the WHO

Latin Times

Trump Admin Cancels Key Vaccine Policy Meetings as Health and Science Agencies Prepare for RFK Jr. Takeover

The Trump administration is canceling study sessions to approve grants and fellowships and policy meetings, potentially delaying grant distribution and biomedical research.

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