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Five years ago, on March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared the outbreak of COVID-19 a global pandemic. The novel coronavirus, dubbed SARS-CoV-2, began as a “cluster of severe pneumonia cases of unknown cause” reported in Wuhan, China, in December 2019. It had spread to 118,000 cases reported in…

Employees told Fortune finding a job would require them to apply for positions for which they were overqualified or not closely aligned with their years of research.

The HHS has reportedly offered all of its employees with a $25,000 buyout to voluntarily leave the agency that includes some of the most critical units in American health, including the CDC and the NIH.

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

Before the next outbreak, we need a serious conversation about how to cope, but first, the more strident, misguided voices must be muted, says author Laura Spinney

“We are risking an entire generation of medical professionals, researchers, and scientists … and it's a future disaster waiting to happen,” former NIH director Nate Brought said.

Facing the potential loss of hundreds of millions of dollars in federal funding, Duke University is preparing for the worst

Our science journalists reported on the Stand Up for Science rallies held in New York City and Raleigh, North Carolina.

Neuroscience research has only recently begun to prioritize the inclusion of both male and female lab animals in studies. Could we see that shift reverse?

The Trump administration has dramatically dialed back research into LGBTQ+ health, and researchers say the impact has been dramatic.

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