The Latest Breaking News from The National Institutes of Health

The many controversial people appointed to the Trump administration, from Elon Musk to Robert F. Kennedy Jr., have at least one thing in common: They dislike and distrust experts.

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…

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

Federal advisory committee meetings crucial for scientific funding decisions canceled by HHS, impacting US academic research.

The practice of medicine has undergone an incredible, albeit incomplete, transformation over the past 50 years, moving steadily from a field informed primarily by expert opinion and the anecdotal experience of individual clinicians toward a formal scientific discipline.

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

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

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.

Bhattacharya would lead the National Institutes of Health, the primary agency in the US for public health research.

Dr. Jay Bhattacharya is a Stanford-educated physician who gained prominence after questioning the efficacy of social distancing at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic

President-elect Trump appoints Dr. Jay Bhattacharya to lead NIH, emphasizing medical research and healthcare advancements.