Trump turns to critic of COVID mandates to run NIH
4 weeks ago

Trump turns to critic of COVID mandates to run NIH

NPR  

Trump turns to critic of COVID mandates to run NIH toggle caption Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call/Getty Images President-elect Donald Trump is tapping Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, a Stanford University health researcher, to be the next director of the National Institutes of Health. "I don't think that Jay Bhattacharya belongs anywhere near the NIH, much less in the director's office," says Angela Rasmussen, a virologist at the University of Saskatchewan in Canada. "I think he's a visionary leader and I think he would bring fresh thinking about these issues," says Kevin Bardosh, who heads Collateral Global, a London-based think tank Bhattacharya helped start. "What I worry about is that if somebody like Jay Bhattacharya comes in to 'shake up' the NIH, they're going to dismantle the NIH and prevent it from actually doing its job rather than just carry out constructive reforms," the University of Saskatchewan's Rasmussen says. "There are potential positives that a Trump administration might bring to NIH and its agenda," says Daniel Correa, chief executive officer at the Federation of American Scientists.

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'More harm than good': Trump nominee expected to push 'high-risk' health research
1 week, 4 days 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 …

'Cancel culture' colleges could soon see money targeted by Trump's NIH pick: report
2 weeks, 2 days ago

'Cancel culture' colleges could soon see money targeted by Trump's NIH pick: report

Raw Story  

President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to lead the National Institute of Health is ready to settle a score – and he’s revving up a fight against campus culture at elite universities, according to a new report. And that could mean Stanford professor and economist Dr. Jay Bhattacharya uses the power of his position to leverage tens of billions of dollars in …

Jay Bhattacharya: Trump’s research czar
3 weeks, 2 days ago

Jay Bhattacharya: Trump’s research czar

The Hindu  

On November 26, U.S. President-elect Donald Trump announced that physician and economist Jayanta ‘Jay’ Bhattacharya will be the director of the National Institutes of Health, the nation’s chief agency for medical research. The NIH’s parent agency, the Department of Health and Human Services, will be headed by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. “Together, Jay and RFK Jr. will restore the NIH …

Elon Musk Hails Jay Bhattacharya's Appointment As The Lead Of US Medical Research Agency NIH
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3 weeks, 5 days ago

Elon Musk Hails Jay Bhattacharya's Appointment As The Lead Of US Medical Research Agency NIH

ABP News  

X owner Elon Musk has hailed President-elect Donald Trump's choice of making health economist Dr. Jay Bhattacharya the lead of the National Institutes of Health. Trump, in a statement on Tuesday evening, said that the 56-year-old physician and professor at Stanford University School of Medicine will work in collaboration with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health …

Trump Picks Indian-American Jay Bhattacharya To Lead National Institutes of Health
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3 weeks, 5 days ago

Trump Picks Indian-American Jay Bhattacharya To Lead National Institutes of Health

ABP News  

US President-elect Donald Trump has picked Indian-American scientist Jay Bhattacharya as the director of the National Institutes of Health, the country's top health research and funding institutions. Dr. Bhattacharya will work in cooperation with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to direct the Nation’s Medical Research and to make important discoveries that will improve Health, and save lives," Trump announced. Bhattacharya is …

Indian-American Jay Bhattacharya is Donald Trump's pick to lead National Institutes of Health
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Indian-American Jay Bhattacharya is Donald Trump's pick to lead National Institutes of Health

The Hindu  

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has picked Indian-American scientist Jay Bhattacharya as the director of the National Institutes of Health, the country's top health research and funding institutions. Dr. Bhattacharya will work in cooperation with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to direct the Nation’s Medical Research and to make important discoveries that will improve Health, and save lives," Mr. Trump announced. Professor …

'More terrible news': Critics blast Trump's latest pick of a 'fringe' doctor to head NIH
3 weeks, 5 days ago

'More terrible news': Critics blast Trump's latest pick of a 'fringe' doctor to head NIH

Raw Story  

President-elect Donald Trump's selection of a professor at Stanford University School of Medicine drew sharp criticism on social media, with one journalist calling his appointment a "remarkable turn" — given he was a "pariah four years ago, dismissed by the then-NIH director for his 'fringe' views." "Bhattacharya will work in cooperation with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to direct the Nation’s …

Trump picks Jay Bhattacharya, who backed COVID herd immunity, to lead National Institutes of Health
3 weeks, 5 days 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 …

Trump picks Jay Bhattacharya, who backed COVID herd immunity, to lead National Institutes of Health
3 weeks, 6 days ago

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

LA Times  

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 said Bhattacharya, a 56-year-old physician and professor at Stanford University School of Medicine, will work in cooperation with antivaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr., his pick to lead …

Meet Jay Bhattacharya, Kolkata-born Stanford academic set to lead National Institutes of Health under Donald Trump
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3 weeks, 6 days ago

Meet Jay Bhattacharya, Kolkata-born Stanford academic set to lead National Institutes of Health under Donald Trump

India Today  

Dr Jay Bhattacharya, a Kolkata-born, Stanford-trained physician and economist has been nominated by US President-elect Donald Trump to head the National Institutes of Health, the country’s premier medical research institution, "to make important discoveries that will improve health and save lives". The 56-year-old professor at Stanford University School of Medicine will work in cooperation with Robert F Kennedy Jr, who …

Who is Jay Bhattacharya, Trump’s anti-lockdown pick to head the NIH?
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Who is Jay Bhattacharya, Trump’s anti-lockdown pick to head the NIH?

Al Jazeera  

Bhattacharya would lead the National Institutes of Health, the primary agency in the US for public health research. US President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Dr Jay Bhattacharya, who opposed COVID-19 lockdowns, to run the National Institutes of Health, the primary agency in the United States responsible for public health research. “In retrospect, some restrictions or their intensity were unnecessary, as …

Indian-American Jay Bhattacharya is Trump's pick to lead USA's top health institute
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Indian-American Jay Bhattacharya is Trump's pick to lead USA's top health institute

New Indian Express  

WASHINGTON: US President-elect Donald Trump has picked Indian-American scientist Jay Bhattacharya as the director of the National Institutes of Health, the country's top health research and funding institutions. Dr. Bhattacharya will work in cooperation with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to direct the Nation's Medical Research and to make important discoveries that will improve Health, and save lives," Trump announced. Bhattacharya …

Stanford academic Jay Bhattacharya is Trump's pick to lead US health agency
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3 weeks, 6 days ago

Stanford academic Jay Bhattacharya is Trump's pick to lead US health agency

India Today  

President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday chose Stanford academic and US Covid-19 policy critic Jay Bhattacharya to run the National Institutes of Health, the country's top public funder of medical research with a budget of some $47.3 billion. Bhattacharya, a Stanford health policy professor and doctor, was an outspoken critic of the US government's Covid-19 policies during the pandemic. During the …

Trump picks NIH critic Jay Bhattacharya to lead the agency
4 weeks ago

Trump picks NIH critic Jay Bhattacharya to lead the agency

Politico  

Health officials failed the public during the pandemic by supporting lockdowns, school closures and mandates, Bhattacharya wrote, adding, “Yet the officials continue to deny their own culpability, avoiding a long look in the mirror.” “Jay and RFK Jr. will restore the NIH to a Gold Standard of Medical Research as they examine the underlying causes of, and solutions to, America’s …

Who is Jay Bhattacharya, Kolkata-born professor appointed by Trump to lead US health agency?
4 weeks ago

Who is Jay Bhattacharya, Kolkata-born professor appointed by Trump to lead US health agency?

Firstpost  

Stanford University professor and health policy expert Jay Bhattacharya has been appointed as the Director of the National Institutes of Health by US President-elect Donald Trump. If confirmed by the Senate, the Indian-origin academic will lead the world’s top medical research agency US President-elect Donald Trump has appointed Kolkata-born Jay Bhattacharya as the Director of the National Institutes of Health, …

Who is Dr Jay Bhattacharya? Kolkata-born physician, Stanford professor emerges as Trump's top choice to lead NIH
4 weeks, 1 day ago

Who is Dr Jay Bhattacharya? Kolkata-born physician, Stanford professor emerges as Trump's top choice to lead NIH

Hindustan Times  

US President-elect Donald Trump is reportedly preferring Jay Bhattacharya, an economist from Kolkata who studied medicine at Stanford University, to be the next director of the National Institutes of Health, according to several media reports. Jayanta “Jay” Bhattacharya is a research associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research and an esteemed professor of health policy at Stanford University. Born …

Kolkata-born Jay Bhattacharya emerges as Trump's top pick to lead US health agency
1 month ago

Kolkata-born Jay Bhattacharya emerges as Trump's top pick to lead US health agency

India Today  

Jay Bhattacharya is now the presumptive favourite to be selected by President-elect Donald Trump as the next director of the National Institutes of Health, the Washington Post reported on Saturday, citing three people familiar with the matter. The Stanford-trained physician and economist met with Robert F. Kennedy Jr, Trump's pick to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, this …

Trump fills out his key public health roles
1 month ago

Trump fills out his key public health roles

CNN  

Editor’s Note: A previous version of this article was first published on November 22. Trump, for his part, said on the campaign trail that he would let Kennedy “go wild on health.” US surgeon general Also known as “the nation’s doctor,” the surgeon general is a medical doctor who focuses on educating and advising Americans on how to improve their …

With Trump coming into power, the NIH is in the crosshairs
1 month, 1 week 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 …

Column: How Trump’s anti-science meddling erased 3 years of crucial COVID research
1 year, 7 months ago

Column: How Trump’s anti-science meddling erased 3 years of crucial COVID research

LA Times  

SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, is indicated in yellow. It is undisputable that the Trump White House ordered the National Institutes of Health to terminate a $3.4-million grant to EcoHealth in April 2020, based on entirely unfounded right-wingers’ claims that EcoHealth was funding so-called gain-of-function virus research in China, something they say could have allowed SARS-CoV-2, the virus that …

The NIH director on why Americans aren't getting healthier, despite medical advances
3 years ago

The NIH director on why Americans aren't getting healthier, despite medical advances

NPR  

The NIH director on why Americans aren't getting healthier, despite medical advances Enlarge this image toggle caption Graeme Jennings/Pool/AFP via Getty Images Graeme Jennings/Pool/AFP via Getty Images It's Dr. Francis Collins' last few weeks as director of the National Institutes of Health after 12 years, serving under three presidents. Sponsor Message In a wide-ranging conversation, Collins answers NPR's questions as …

Trump says without proof that FDA deep state slowing Covid trials
4 years, 4 months ago

Trump says without proof that FDA deep state slowing Covid trials

India Today  

U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday accused members of the “deep state” at the Food and Drug Administration, without providing evidence, of working to slow testing of COVID-19 vaccines until after the November presidential election. In a Twitter post, Trump said the deep state “or whoever” at the FDA was making it very difficult for drug companies to enroll people …

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