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After NIH staffing cuts, cancer patient in clinical trial worries she may lose crucial time
The reductions in NIH funding and staff are happening at a time when colorectal cancer cases have been rising among younger ...
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The impact of DOGE’s funding cuts on biomedical research, from the point of view of former NIH director Monica Bertagnolli
The NIH faces cuts of 35 percent, requested by billionaire Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).
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Senate Dems Say Trump’s NIH Cuts Total $2.7B
During the first three months of this year, the National Institutes of Health cut $2.7 billion in grant funding compared to the same time frame in 2024, according to a new report from Senate Democrats ...
Trump administration cut $2.7 billion in NIH research funding through March, Senate committee minority report says
A Senate committee report by minority staff, and obtained by CNN, slams the Trump administration for terminating some funding ...
Kennedy defends budget request but is silent on big HHS changes
Lawmakers seek answers to questions about sweeping cuts to federal public health infrastructure but Kennedy stays mum.
Trump’s budget proposes steep cuts to NIH, health funding
The White House on Friday revealed President Trump’s budget request for fiscal 2026, which includes cutting a quarter of the ...
Harvard president to take a 25% pay cut as university says it’s ‘blacklisted’ from getting federal funding
As the Trump administration halts about $2.7 billion in Harvard University funding, the school’s president is absorbing some ...
Massachusetts Daily Collegian7d
How NIH funding cuts impact UMass
If students don’t feel like they’re going to be safe and stable in a science research career, a lot of them are looking ...
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$1.8 billion in NIH grant cuts hit minority health research the hardest
Between the end of February and early April, the federal government terminated almost 700 NIH grants equaling $1.81 billion. That’s about 3.3 percent of the NIH’s total operating budget, the ...
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NIH cuts stalling progress on rare genetic disorders like SynGap1
Hopkins neuroscientist Richard Huganir is close to finding a potential life-changing treatment for kids with SYNGAP1-related disorders, but cuts to federal funding could delay or halt the progress ...
Albuquerque Journal1d
Senators to students sound the alarm on National Institute of Health cuts
A memo sent out to University of New Mexico researchers Friday urged them to spend all of their federal National Institute of ...