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US health agency’s ‘review’ advocates for therapy for youth gender dysphoria

In ‘comprehensive’ 409-page report, department claims medical care should be avoided though harms are ‘sparse’

The Guardian - US

Private firms are trying to fill research gaps, but their ‘puny’ budgets are no match for federal funds

Trump and Musk have gut National Institutes of Health and experts are wary of private efforts’ ability to replicate public service

The Guardian - US

Three scientists speak about what it’s like to have research funding cut by the Trump administration

The Trump administration’s cuts to funding for American universities and research have left many scientists reeling and very worried. At the National Institutes of Health, which has an annual budget of US$47 billion to support medical research both in the U.S. and around the world, nearly 800 grants have been…

The Conversation

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John Oliver on RFK Jr: ‘A man who is clearly in way over his worm-riddled head’

The Last Week Tonight host discusses JD Vance meeting the late pope and delves into the decimation of the US healthcare system under Robert F Kennedy Jr

The Guardian - US

Cancer research in the US is world class because of its broad base of funding − with the government pulling out, its future is uncertain

Cancer research in the U.S. doesn’t rely on a single institution or funding stream − it’s a complex ecosystem made up of interdependent parts: academia, pharmaceutical companies, biotechnology startups, federal agencies and private foundations. As a cancer biologist who has worked in each of these sectors over the past three…

The Conversation

How ‘revenge of the Covid contrarians’ unleashed by RFK Jr puts broader vaccine advances at risk

The health secretary has pledged to fight chronic illness, but experts say he risks increasing it with department cuts

The Guardian - US

Americans take one step forward, one step back for cancer prevention

First, the good news: Only 11% of Americans smoke cigarettes. But there's bad news, too.

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Trump science cuts roil university labs, targeting bird feeder research, AI literacy work and more

Hundreds of university researchers in the U.S. have had their National Science Foundation funding abruptly canceled to comply with President Donald Trump’s directive to end support of research on diversity, equity and inclusion, as well as the study of misinformation

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.

International Business Times UK

Why is Ed Martin So Interested in Medical Journal Publication Practices?

Just what the doctor ordered - more lawyers and prosecutors meddling with scientific journals!

Reason

Trump White House replaces Covid website with treatise on ‘lab leak’ theory

Site that once provided health information now includes criticism of Anthony Fauci, who led response to pandemic

The Guardian - US

The Crackdown on Campuses Is a Crackdown on Unions

Many students losing visas and research funding are union members. Some in the labor movement are pushing back.

Capital & Main

How does your brain create new memories? Neuroscientists discover ‘rules’ for how neurons encode new information

Every day, people are constantly learning and forming new memories. When you pick up a new hobby, try a recipe a friend recommended or read the latest world news, your brain stores many of these memories for years or decades.

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The Independent UK

Top NIH researcher resigns claiming RFK Jr.’s aides stopped him talking to media about ultra processed foods

Dr Kevin Hall alleges aides to Robert F Kennedy Jr blocked him from presenting study into addictiveness of junk foods and edited interview answers without his consent

Fortune

Why federal funding for life sciences—now being slashed—is a strategic necessity for America

Today’s federal investments are laying the groundwork for tomorrow’s breakthroughs—and economic prosperity.

The Conversation

The sudden dismissal of public records staff at health agencies threatens government accountability

Mass layoffs at the Department of Health and Human Services are continuing as the agency makes good on its intention, announced on March 27, 2025, to shrink its workforce by 20,000 people. Among workers dismissed in early April were several teams responsible for fulfilling requests for access to previously unreleased…

Fortune

The latest scientific breakthrough in how probiotics impact mental health

The gut-brain connection deepens with new research.

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As RFK Jr. defends cuts to public health, experts warn of devastating effects that could haunt Americans for decades

There is one area to which experts say Trump’s administration unquestionably has already done real damage: public health.

The Independent UK

National Institutes of Health workers told to blow off Musk demands for weekly performance reviews

Musk has suddenly been a no-show at White House events. Now federal agencies are ignoring his orders

The Guardian - US

We are witnessing the destruction of science in America

If we stay on this administration’s course, future life-saving medicines may never be invented

The Guardian - US

Trump administration eviscerates maternal and child health programs

Alarm over ‘the health of the nation’s children’ follows federal workforce cuts by health secretary RFK Jr

LiveScience

Estrogen may spur the body to make opioids after injury

The female sex hormone estrogen, along with progesterone, appears to underlie a fundamental difference in how males and females process pain, a mouse study finds.

The Independent UK

The Latest: Business leaders warn Trump tariffs will raise prices for US consumers

President Donald Trump has announced plans for sweeping tariffs

The Independent UK

Scientists sue NIH, saying politics cut their research funding

A group of scientists and health groups sued the National Institutes of Health on Wednesday, arguing that an “ideological purge” of research funding is illegal and threatens medical cures

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