The work performed by researchers at NIH and other institutions has benefited millions of people. But science and accountability are not opposing values. They are inseparable.

An NIH spokesperson told The Epoch Times in an email that the agency's leaders were made aware in January of an incident involving NIH staffers at the airport in Detroit.

Jeffrey Taubenberger, acting director of National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, part of the National Institute of Health (NIH), said in a statement.

President Donald Trump will make an announcement in the Oval Office with EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin on Thursday at 11 a.m. ET. U.S. National Institutes of Health Director Jay Bhattacharya is testifying before the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee’s Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies in a hearing on the agency’s […]

"Scientists of the country understand that if they want NIH support, they need to propose projects that have the chance of improving the health of people rather than achieving some ideology that should not belong at the NIH."

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) will soon start filling positions at its highest levels, NIH Director Dr. Jay Bhattacharya said on March 17.

NIH said the use of human fetal tissue has declined since 2019. A total of 77 projects using the aborted fetal tissue were funded by NIH in 2024.

The NIH said that one of its agencies, the National Cancer Institute, is currently funding research that looks at whether ivermectin can counteract cancer.

The government illegally terminated National Institutes of Health (NIH) grants, a watchdog said on Aug. 5.

“If it is NIH-funded, then [the domestic and the foreign institutions] have to have direct auditing relationships united with the NIH," he said. "Then the NIH can shut off money to the foreign institution, if it’s not cooperating. ...

Trump nominated Bhattacharya in November 2024 to lead NIH.

"On foreign funding, NIH is committed to supporting rigorous, credible science—not ideological or fringe projects," the spokeswoman added.

One of the efforts, led by the NIH, is called the Autism Data Science Initiative and involves investing more than $50 million in projects aimed at pinpointing autism causes. Health Secretary Robert F.

They said in the declaration that the NIH has improperly targeted universities with such actions as terminating grant submissions, ending funding for research that focuses on DEI initiatives, and firing NIH workers “without thought to their purpose or

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) must reinstate grants that it ended before being sued by states and organizations, an appeals court has ruled. Referring to the Department of Health and Human Services, the NIH's parent agency, U.S.

A federal judge in Boston had previously ruled that the NIH unlawfully terminated the funding when it cited alleged DEI ties.

A researcher specializing in studying ultra-processed food has retired early from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) over what he described as censorship by superiors.

The new HHS document proposes providing $4.3 billion in funding to the CDC, $27.5 billion in funding to the NIH, and $6.7 billion in funding to the FDA.

"Following the change in Administration, the NIH identified, explained, and pursued new funding priorities.

Bhattacharya said a key to restoring trust is to make NIH research more rigorous.

First Lady Melania Trump visits The Children’s Inn at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in Bethesda, Maryland, to celebrate Valentine’s Day with children, families, and NIH staff involved in clinical trials at 2 p.m. ET on Feb. 11.

Bhattacharya said a key to restoring trust is to make NIH research more rigorous.

The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, a division of the NIH that manages the work at the IRF, did not respond to a request for comment.

The NIH and CDC did not respond to requests for comment. Health Secretary Robert F.

He said that NIH support enabled a range of scientific advancements, including treatments for cancer and sickle cell disease. Under President Donald Trump, the NIH has fired more than 1,000 workers.

NIH began taking steps in February to end the grants that conflict with President Donald Trump’s policy priorities. The NIH is the world’s largest government funder of biomedical research.

“NIH is requiring all NIH awardees to review their research portfolios to identify NIH funding and other support for projects meeting the definition of dangerous gain-of-function research,” the June 18 statement said[series_posts_list][/series_posts_list

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has selected 13 projects that will receive money under its Autism Data Science Initiative. The NIH is awarding more than $50 million to researchers to study autism, including possible causes of the disorder.

Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) had told the NIH director that he was concerned about universities not receiving funding for months.

The interview was released the same day some NIH employees signed a declaration that called cuts to NIH grants harmful and urged Bhattacharya to restore them.