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In a pivotal 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court has allowed the Biden administration to cut $783 million in DEI-related research grants, overturning a previous block. The ruling affects numerous existing NIH grants and has sparked backlash from public health groups and Democratic attorneys general. While future DEI cuts are temporarily restricted, the decision signals a […]
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is compiling a sweeping dataset of American health records for autism research under Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s direction. The initiative will aggregate data from federal agencies, commercial providers, insurance companies, wearable devices, and more—creating one of the most comprehensive platforms ever for autism and […]
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has halted the review of new grant applications due to a freeze on Federal Register notices imposed by the Trump administration. This delay has stalled around 16,000 applications for approximately $1.5 billion in funding, impacting research on diseases such as cancer, heart disease, and Alzheimer’s. The freeze has prevented […]
The director of the NIH is now saying that the COVID-19 vaccine may not be ready until 2021. During a press conference, Dr. Francis Collins of the National Institute of Health said: “I’m cautiously optimistic that by the end of 2020, there will be at least one vaccine that has reached that stage of an […]
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