Scientists warn Trump’s medical research cuts endanger patients as judge blocks the move for now
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Scientists warn Trump’s medical research cuts endanger patients as judge blocks the move for now

Associated Press  

Scientists warn the Trump administration’s drastic cuts for medical research endanger patients, will cost thousands of jobs – and threaten America’s standing as a world leader in science and innovation. If the cuts are enacted, Narayanan said, his university and its hospital – one of Iowa’s top employers – will lose “tens of millions of dollars, people will have to lose their jobs, the research enterprise will grind to a halt.” At issue: The NIH, the largest funder of biomedical research, said it was cutting what are called “indirect costs” for research institutions that receive its grants – such things as support staff, hazardous waste disposal and the electricity needed to operate sophisticated machinery. The states’ lawsuit said implementing the 15% cap would “mean the abrupt loss of hundreds of millions of dollars that are already committed to employing tens of thousands of researchers and other workers, putting a halt to countless life-saving health research and cutting-edge technology initiatives.” A Republican lawmaker spoke out, too. He said if the cut stands, “it threatens to undermine the U.S.'s longstanding leadership in global medical research at a time when we should be accelerating progress, not slowing it down.” That invisible infrastructure includes teaching the next generation of scientists and hiring staff to make sure researchers follow safety rules and ethics standards, added former NIH Director Dr. Monica Bertagnolli.

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Musk's latest cuts will hamper life-saving medical research for 'a generation': report
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Musk's latest cuts will hamper life-saving medical research for 'a generation': report

Raw Story  

The Trump administration's emphasis on right-wing ideology has had a chilling effect on life-saving medical research — and the researchers themselves — at the National Institutes of Health, according to a new opinion piece in Bloomburg. NIH "is the largest source of funding for medical research in the world, creating hundreds of thousands of high-quality jobs," according to the government …

Johns Hopkins Plans Staff Layoffs After $800 Million Grant Cuts
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Johns Hopkins Plans Staff Layoffs After $800 Million Grant Cuts

Hindustan Times  

The Trump administration has terminated $800 million in grants to Johns Hopkins University, spurring the nation’s top spender on research and development to plan layoffs and cancel health projects, from breast-feeding support efforts in Baltimore to mosquito-net programs in Mozambique. In February, 13 schools including Johns Hopkins sued health agencies over a plan to severely cut how NIH support dollars …

Researchers are learning the Trump administration axed their work to improve vaccination
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Researchers are learning the Trump administration axed their work to improve vaccination

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is canceling studies about ways to improve vaccine trust and access, a move that comes in the midst of a large measles outbreak fueled by unvaccinated children. “It is the policy of NIH not to prioritize research activities that focuses gaining scientific knowledge on why individuals are hesitant to be vaccinated and/or explore ways to …

Scientists rally across US against Trump’s cuts to life-saving research, health, climate agencies
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Scientists rally across US against Trump’s cuts to life-saving research, health, climate agencies

New Indian Express  

WASHINGTON: Scientists rallied in cities across the United States on Friday to denounce efforts by the administration of US President Donald Trump to eliminate key staff across multiple agencies and curb life-saving research. "I have never been so angry," said Jesse Heitner, a researcher at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, who joined more than 1,000 people demonstrating in the US …

NIH research cuts threaten the search for life-saving cures and jobs in every state
3 weeks, 1 day ago

NIH research cuts threaten the search for life-saving cures and jobs in every state

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Rural cancer patients may miss out on cutting-edge treatments in Utah. The administration’s unprecedented moves are upending the research engine that has made the U.S. “the envy of the world in terms of scientific innovation,” said Georgetown University health policy expert Lawrence Gostin. Bhattacharya said if confirmed, he’d look into it to ensure scientists employed by and funded …

Research cuts could spark job crisis across all 50 states
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Research cuts could spark job crisis across all 50 states

India Today  

Rural cancer patients may miss out on cutting-edge treatments in Utah. The administration’s unprecedented moves are upending the research engine that has made the U.S. “the envy of the world in terms of scientific innovation,” said Georgetown University health policy expert Lawrence Gostin. Bhattacharya said if confirmed, he’d look into it to ensure scientists employed by and funded by the …

Federal judge blocks drastic funding cuts to medical research
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Federal judge blocks drastic funding cuts to medical research

Associated Press  

A federal judge on Wednesday blocked the Trump administration from drastically cutting medical research funding that many scientists say will endanger patients and cost jobs. The new National Institutes of Health policy would strip research groups of hundreds of millions of dollars to cover so-called indirect expenses of studying Alzheimer’s, cancer, heart disease and a host of other illnesses — …

Trump nominee to lead National Institutes of Health questioned on funding cuts, vaccines
3 weeks, 2 days ago

Trump nominee to lead National Institutes of Health questioned on funding cuts, vaccines

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A health economist who once famously clashed with officials at the National Institutes of Health and now is the nominee to lead the agency faced questions from senators from both parties Wednesday about drastic funding cuts and research priorities. Some Senators, including Sen. Susan Collins, a Republican from Maine, and Tammy Baldwin, a Democrat from Wisconsin, expressed deep …

Trump’s FDA Cuts Are Putting Drug Development at Risk
55 years, 2 months ago

Trump’s FDA Cuts Are Putting Drug Development at Risk

Wired  

Budget and staffing cuts at the Food and Drug Administration orchestrated by President Donald Trump could prevent new drugs “from being developed, approved, or commercialized in a timely manner, or at all,” according to dozens of annual reports sent by pharmaceutical companies to the Securities and Exchange Commission in late February. “The Trump Administration has enacted several executive actions that …

Apodaca: Trump administration move could affect research at UC Irvine and elsewhere
1 month ago

Apodaca: Trump administration move could affect research at UC Irvine and elsewhere

LA Times  

A UC Irvine professor says limits to indirect funding at the NIH by the Trump administration could stifle important health research. One of the latest senseless and needlessly damaging assaults is the Trump administration’s move to limit indirect funding for scientific research from the National Institutes of Health to no more than 15% of the value of the grants it …

Judge extends temporary block to huge cuts in National Institutes of Health research funding
1 month, 1 week ago

Judge extends temporary block to huge cuts in National Institutes of Health research funding

Associated Press  

BOSTON — A federal judge on Friday again blocked the Trump administration’s drastic cuts in medical research funding that many scientists say will endanger patients and delay new lifesaving studies. The new National Institutes of Health policy would strip research groups of hundreds of millions of dollars to cover so-called indirect expenses of studying Alzheimer’s, cancer, heart disease and a …

States and biomedical research institutions fight funding cuts in court
1 month, 1 week ago

States and biomedical research institutions fight funding cuts in court

NPR  

States and biomedical research institutions fight funding cuts in court Lawyers representing 22 states and a coalition of research organizations were in federal court Friday trying to retain science funding the Trump administration wants to cut. The administration wants to limit what the National Institutes of Health spends on overhead - what's known as indirect costs - at 15% of …

Judge extends temporary block to huge cuts in National Institutes of Health research funding
1 month, 1 week ago

Judge extends temporary block to huge cuts in National Institutes of Health research funding

LA Times  

Medical researchers from universities and the National Institutes of Health rally near the Health and Human Services headquarters to protest federal budget cuts on Feb. 19, 2025 in Washington. A federal judge on Friday extended a temporary block of the Trump administration’s drastic cuts in medical research funding that many scientists say will endanger patients and delay new lifesaving discoveries. …

Column: Trump’s assault on science will make Americans dumber and sicker
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Column: Trump’s assault on science will make Americans dumber and sicker

LA Times  

Then-NIH official Anthony Fauci, flanked by then-Vice President Mike Pence, left, and then-President Trump, addresses reporters about the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. On Feb. 7, the NIH announced that its payments for “indirect” research costs, which sometimes come to 60% or more of grants’ direct costs, would be cut to 15%, a cutback of billions of dollars from the budgets …

Australian researchers in limbo amid Trump's proposed funding cuts to health agency
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Australian researchers in limbo amid Trump's proposed funding cuts to health agency

ABC  

Australian researchers dependent on US funding and collaborations are facing an uncertain future as the Trump administration attempts to slash funding and slap restrictions on medical and scientific research. Orders send 'chill' through scientific community Nick Talley, laureate professor and pro vice-chancellor of global research at the University of Newcastle, said although NIH grants made up a relative minority of …

What National Institutes of Health funding cuts could mean for U.S. universities
1 month, 2 weeks ago

What National Institutes of Health funding cuts could mean for U.S. universities

NPR  

What National Institutes of Health funding cuts could mean for U.S. universities toggle caption Joshua A. Bickel/AP Most medical research in the U.S. is funded by the National Institutes of Health. But a new Trump administration policy would significantly lower the agency's funding for major research institutions across the country. The policy, currently blocked by a federal court, would limit …

Another judge rebuffs Trump administration as critics blast 'attack on science': report
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Another judge rebuffs Trump administration as critics blast 'attack on science': report

Raw Story  

A federal judge temporarily blocked the Trump administration's latest cut — this time preventing the National Institutes of Health from slashing research funding in more than 20 states. The ruling stemmed from a lawsuit filed Sunday that argued the Trump administration’s plan to cut $4 billion in overhead costs —violated a decades-old law overseeing how administrative agencies create and carry …

22 States sue Trump administration over cuts to medical research funding
1 month, 2 weeks ago

22 States sue Trump administration over cuts to medical research funding

India Today  

BOSTON: Attorneys general from 22 states filed a lawsuit Monday against the Trump administration for slashing funding for medical and public health research at universities nationwide. The states argue that research into treating and curing human disease “will grind to a halt” and people would lose access to “modern gene editing, vaccines such as flu vaccines, and cures for diseases …

Judge Blocks Trump Attempt To Cap Medical Research
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Judge Blocks Trump Attempt To Cap Medical Research

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING BOSTON — A U.S. district court judge temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s effort to cap medical research after attorneys general from 22 states filed a lawsuit Monday challenging the plan. The states argue that research into treating and curing human disease “will grind to a halt” and people would lose access to “modern gene editing, vaccines such …

'Dark time ahead': Scientists sound alarm at Trump's 'spiteful and targeted' cuts
1 month, 2 weeks ago

'Dark time ahead': Scientists sound alarm at Trump's 'spiteful and targeted' cuts

Raw Story  

Scientists are speaking out in fear for the future of their fields as President Donald Trump's suspension of funds for the National Institutes of Health put everything in limbo, the Huffington Post reported Monday. NIH announced over the weekend that "it is sharply reducing federal funding for overhead costs at universities, hospitals and institutes required to conduct research," reported Igor …

More than 20 states sue Trump administration over ‘devastating’ funding cuts for medical research
1 month, 2 weeks ago

More than 20 states sue Trump administration over ‘devastating’ funding cuts for medical research

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Attorney generals from 22 states filed a lawsuit against the Trump …

Scientists Warn Trump's NIH Cuts Will Drop 'Atomic Bomb' On Health Research
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Scientists Warn Trump's NIH Cuts Will Drop 'Atomic Bomb' On Health Research

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s drastic cuts to National Institutes of Health funding will cripple biomedical research, stifle innovation and eliminate thousands of jobs, including in red states that voted for the president, scientists warned this week. Known generally as “indirect costs,” they include things like rent for space, utilities, internet access, payroll, equipment and other intangible …

California joins legal fight to stop NIH cuts that could be a blow to UC, CSU other universities
1 month, 2 weeks ago

California joins legal fight to stop NIH cuts that could be a blow to UC, CSU other universities

LA Times  

California joined 21 Democratic-run states Monday in a lawsuit to stop cuts to billions of dollars in NIH funding that supports medical research, alleging the action will hurt Americans who benefit from life-saving medical discoveries into cancer, diabetes and other major diseases. The suit, filed in federal district court in Massachusetts, asks a judge to force the National Institutes of …

Critical health and science research is on the chopping block as Trump actions trigger shutdowns and confusion
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Critical health and science research is on the chopping block as Trump actions trigger shutdowns and confusion

CNN  

CNN — Scientists, faculty and staff at Emory University received an alarming email Saturday: An announcement of funding caps from the National Institutes of Health meant scientists and their labs at research institutions across the US would need to tighten their belts. “To put it simply, this development could affect nearly every academic unit at Emory, with both immediate and …

Trump administration cuts billions in medical research, experts warn of dire consequences
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Trump administration cuts billions in medical research, experts warn of dire consequences

Firstpost  

In a statement on Saturday NIH said that it was reducing the amount of “indirect” medical research funding going to institutions, which will cut spending by $4bn a year. AP After making numerous cuts in federal agencies, US President Donald Trump’s administration is also cutting billions of dollars in medical research funding for universities, hospitals and other scientific institutions. “The …

Trump Administration Orders 'Catastrophic' Funding Cuts For Science Research
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Trump Administration Orders 'Catastrophic' Funding Cuts For Science Research

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING President Donald Trump’s administration announced late Friday it is drastically reducing payments the National Institutes of Health makes to universities, hospitals, and institutes that help cover administrative costs, a move critics said will result in a “catastrophic” hit to science research across the country. “This approach to suddenly cutting NIH grant indirect costs will cause chaos and …

NIH cuts put medical research at risk, scientists say, raising concerns at UC and elsewhere
1 month, 2 weeks ago

NIH cuts put medical research at risk, scientists say, raising concerns at UC and elsewhere

LA Times  

Each year, the National Institutes of Health gives billions of dollars to the University of California to pay for research into cancer, Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, heart disease, diabetes and other diseases it has been at the forefront of studying for decades. But a drastic cut to NIH funding under the Trump administration set to take place Monday has caused alarm among …

NIH announces new funding policy that rattles medical researchers
1 month, 2 weeks ago

NIH announces new funding policy that rattles medical researchers

NPR  

NIH announces new funding policy that rattles medical researchers toggle caption Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images The National Institutes of Health is capping an important kind of funding for medical research at universities, medical schools, research hospitals and other scientific institutions. In the latest step by the Trump administration affecting scientific research, the NIH says the agency is limiting funding …

Trump's efforts to remake government harming research at the NIH, employees say
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Trump's efforts to remake government harming research at the NIH, employees say

NPR  

Trump's efforts to remake government harming research at the NIH, employees say Medical researchers at the National Institutes of Health say the early actions by the new Trump administration are harming their research. NPR health correspondent Rob Stein is tracking the world's leading public funder of biomedical research. STEIN: Well, there's still a hiring freeze, a prohibition on starting any …

The Damage to Federal Medical Research Is Already Done
55 years, 2 months ago

The Damage to Federal Medical Research Is Already Done

Wired  

For much of living memory, the United States has been a global leader of scientific research and innovation. From the polio vaccine, to decoding the first human chromosome, to the first heart bypass surgery, American research has originated a seemingly endless list of health care advances that are taken for granted. “And it’s terrifying.” The funding freeze requires agencies to …

"Could be disastrous": Democrats sound alarm over Trump's NIH suspending scientific research grants
2 months ago

"Could be disastrous": Democrats sound alarm over Trump's NIH suspending scientific research grants

Salon  

The Trump administration's suspension of all communications at the National Institutes of Health and cancellation of grant-review meetings is threatening scientific research across the country, three Maryland Democrats warned in a letter Monday. "We write to express our grave concerns about actions that have taken place in recent days that potentially disrupt lifesaving research being conducted and supported by the …

'More harm than good': Trump nominee expected to push 'high-risk' health research
3 months, 2 weeks ago

'More harm than good': Trump nominee expected to push 'high-risk' health research

Raw Story  

Donald Trump has nominated a controversial choice to oversee the National Institutes of Health, and both supporters and critics say he would likely push for more high-risk, high-reward research. The president-elect tapped Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, who's both an epidemiologist and economist, to oversee the NIH and its nearly 19,000 employees across nearly 30 institutes and centers, and he's expected to …

Trump’s team looking at withholding massive research grants from universities that are too ‘woke’
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump’s team looking at withholding massive research grants from universities that are too ‘woke’

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy President-elect Donald Trump’s team is considering the possibility of withholding …

Trump picks Jay Bhattacharya, who backed COVID herd immunity, to lead National Institutes of Health
4 months ago

Trump picks Jay Bhattacharya, who backed COVID herd immunity, to lead National Institutes of Health

Associated Press  

President-elect Donald Trump has chosen health economist Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, a critic of pandemic lockdowns and vaccine mandates, to lead the National Institutes of Health, the nation’s leading medical research agency. Trump, in a statement Tuesday evening, said Bhattacharya, a 56-year-old physician and professor at Stanford University School of Medicine, will work in cooperation with Robert F. Kennedy Jr., his …

No one 'more damaging': CNN expert says insiders felt 'horror' over Trump pick
4 months, 1 week ago

No one 'more damaging': CNN expert says insiders felt 'horror' over Trump pick

Raw Story  

Dr. Sanjay Gupta tries to stay above the political fray, said CNN anchor Jake Tapper, but he couldn't remain silent on his opposition to Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services. "You know, it's not often that the entire medical and public health community will be in lock-step on something, but they're pretty close …

With Trump coming into power, the NIH is in the crosshairs
4 months, 2 weeks ago

With Trump coming into power, the NIH is in the crosshairs

NPR  

With Trump coming into power, the NIH is in the crosshairs toggle caption Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images As the next Trump administration overhauls the federal government, the National Institutes of Health could be among the top targets for restructuring. "I do think you probably will see changes in NIH, as well as other public health agencies like CDC and maybe even …

New CDC director takes over beleaguered agency amid crisis
4 years, 2 months ago

New CDC director takes over beleaguered agency amid crisis

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Now a new CDC director is arriving to a …

Health agencies’ credibility at risk after week of blunders
4 years, 6 months ago

Health agencies’ credibility at risk after week of blunders

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The credibility of two of the nation’s leading public health agencies was under fire this week after controversial decisions that outside experts said smacked of political pressure from President Donald Trump as he attempts to move past the devastating toll of the coronavirus ahead of the November election. “There is a concern that if you are not seeing …

What US funding cut means for WHO’s fight against coronavirus
4 years, 11 months ago

What US funding cut means for WHO’s fight against coronavirus

Al Jazeera  

President Trump’s decision could mean as much as $720m in health programmes could go unfunded this year and next. While announcing his decision, Trump accused the WHO of promoting China’s “disinformation” about the virus that likely led to a wider outbreak, including in the US. Dr Wang Linfa, an infectious disease expert at Duke-National University of Singapore, told Al Jazeera …

US awards $3M to fill gaps in medical marijuana research
5 years, 6 months ago

US awards $3M to fill gaps in medical marijuana research

Associated Press  

The U.S. government will spend $3 million to find out if marijuana can relieve pain, but none of the money will be used to study the part of the plant that gets people high. Shurtleff said the grants answer the call in a 2017 National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine report, which concluded a lack of marijuana research poses …

Medical Research, Health Care Face Deep Cuts In Trump Budget
7 years, 10 months ago

Medical Research, Health Care Face Deep Cuts In Trump Budget

NPR  

Medical Research, Health Care Face Deep Cuts In Trump Budget Enlarge this image toggle caption Andrew Harnik/AP Andrew Harnik/AP This story was updated on May 24 to clarify include new information on proposed cuts to Medicaid. The proposed budget unveiled Tuesday by the Trump administration doubles down on major cuts to biomedical research; programs to fight infectious disease outbreaks; health …

Congress Saved the Science Budget—And That's the Problem
7 years, 10 months ago

Congress Saved the Science Budget—And That's the Problem

Wired  

The new budget is here! To the relief of scientists and perhaps the chagrin of the White House, the omnibus bill that’ll keep the government governmenting until September doesn’t look anything like what President Donald Trump asked for. Hosing down the NIH with $2 billion for priorities like Alzheimer’s and the Precision Medicine Initiative might save lives down the line, …

Trump's budget plans will 'cripple' US scientific research, says American science body
8 years ago

Trump's budget plans will 'cripple' US scientific research, says American science body

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Donald Trump’s budget plans will “cripple” science in the US, …

Medical, science research faces huge cuts under Trump budget
8 years ago

Medical, science research faces huge cuts under Trump budget

CNN  

Story highlights Trump's proposed budget would cut millions from many federal agencies It would boost spending to fight the opioid epidemic and international health efforts CNN — Although the details are scarce, President Donald Trump’s proposed budget, “America First: A Budget Blueprint to Make America Great Again”, paints a dramatic picture for the American science and medical communities that is …

Trump Administration Proposes Big Cuts In Medical Research
8 years ago

Trump Administration Proposes Big Cuts In Medical Research

NPR  

Trump Administration Proposes Big Cuts In Medical Research Biomedical research and public health are among the big losers in the Trump administration's proposed budget. But the proposed budget says it "reforms" the CDC through a new $500 million block grant that would "increase state flexibility and focus on the leading public health challenges to each state." "We are encouraged to …

Congrats Young Scientists, You Face The Worst Research Funding In 50 Years
10 years ago

Congrats Young Scientists, You Face The Worst Research Funding In 50 Years

Huff Post  

President Barack Obama listens as National Institutes of Health Director Francis S. Collins speaks about the BRAIN Initiative, Tuesday, April 2, 2013, in the East Room at the White House in Washington. WASHINGTON -- Young scientists entering biomedical research find themselves in the worst financial environment in a half a century, the head of the National Institutes of Health said …

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