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NIH scientists publish declaration criticizing Trump’s deep cuts in public health research
“We dissent.” In a capital where insiders often insist on anonymity to say such things publicly, 92 NIH researchers, program directors, branch chiefs and scientific review officers put their signature...

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NIH scientists speak out over estimated $12 billion in Trump funding cuts
NIH employees publish ‘Bethesda Declaration’ in dissent of Trump administration policies
US restores some medical research grants, says top Trump official
Since Trump's January 20 inauguration, the NIH has terminated 2,100 research grants totaling around $9.5 billion and $2.6 billion in contracts, according to an independent database called Grant Watch...

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NIH scientists sign Bethesda Declaration to protect biomedical science through Trump administration
Becker's Hospital Review · 2d
Hundreds of NIH members condemn research cuts: 5 notes
NIH’s ‘forward-funding scheme’
Baldwin asked Bhattacharya to explain the proposal’s “forward-funding scheme,” which she said would result in even deeper cuts to the NIH than the 40 percent cut proposed by the White House.

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Senators grill NIH director on massive budget cuts
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NIH chief stands by funding cuts to ‘politicized science’ at tense hearing
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NIH Staff Have Broken Their Silence
Civil servants usually keep a low profile. These NIH employees are putting themselves at risk by calling out the Trump administration.
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Why autism researchers aren’t convinced NIH can keep science and politics separate
A new $50 million NIH initiative to find the causes of autism faces questions about transparency and independence.
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Planned NIH Cuts Threaten Americans’ Health, Senators Charge in Tense Hearing
Senators grilled NIH director Jayanta Bhattacharya the day after more than 300 NIH staff members sent him a fiery letter protesting the cancellation of thousands of research projects
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Trump’s NIH Director Reveals What Other Steps University Took To Censor Him During Pandemic
National Institutes of Health Director Jay Bhattacharya claimed the dean of Stanford Medical School asked him to stop speaking with the press
An Uproar at the NIH
Jay Bhattacharya, the the agency’s director, has made a point of welcoming dissent. A letter from his officials will test that.
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'Injecting politics into NIH': Senators drill Jay Bhattacharya in hearing over $18B budget cut proposal
During a Senate hearing, National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director Jayanta Bhattacharya, M.D., Ph.D., said the last few months have been “bumpy,” while underscoring Congress’ role in approving a budget and taking full responsibility for the agency’s move away from “politicized science.”
After Trump’s shocking move, health expert calls GOP ‘a fascist death cult. God help us’
Gabrielle A. Perry — the founder and executive director of The Thurman Perry Foundation, a Louisiana-based nonprofit — slammed recent changes to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in a social media post on Monday.
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