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Science Needs Dissent: NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya on COVID, Autism, and Climate Change

NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya defends open disagreement, criticizes groupthink, and argues that democracy depends on our ability to speak and listen across political and scientific divides.

Reason

A professor had a $2.4m grant to study Black maternal health. Then Trump was elected

Jaime Slaughter-Acey said it was ‘heartbreaking’ to discover her study on Black maternal health was cancelled after the Trump administration’s NIH cuts

The Guardian - US

Republicans brush aside Trump plan to slash NIH funding - Roll Call

Despite criticism of accusations of sexual harassment, controversial research, lawmakers say a 40 percent cut at the agency is too much.

Roll Call

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NIH cuts spotlight a hidden crisis facing patients with experimental brain implants

People with experimental brain implants often turn to the treatment as a last resort, hoping to improve their health when everything else has failed

The Independent UK

14 Republican senators break ranks to sound alarm on Trump’s dangerous scheme that could put Americans at risk

GOP senators raise alarms over Trump’s actions.

We Got This Covered

Gary Taubes: MAHA, Ultra-Processed Foods, and Bad Science

Science journalist Gary Taubes discusses the MAHA Report, new dietary guidelines, and bad nutrition science on the latest episode of Just Asking Questions.

Reason

Drug Innovation At Risk By Trump Budget, Says Congressional Budget Office

According to a new U.S. Congressional Budget Office analysis, President Donald Trump’s 2026 budget plan proposes cuts to the National Institutes of Health that could significantly reduce the number of new drugs entering the market.

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‘A disaster for all of us’: US scientists describe impact of Trump cuts

President’s assault on science –particularly climate science – has led to unprecedented funding cuts and staff layoffs

The Guardian - US

Federal Budget Cuts That Disproportionately Affect Blue States

Explore how recent federal budget cuts may hit blue states hardest and what it could mean for local economies.

GOBankingRates

Health experts raise alarm over RFK Jr’s ‘war on science’ amid mass firings and budget cuts

Experts warn that the dangerous ideologically driven cuts at HHS will have long-term consequences for healthcare

The Guardian - US

CBO finds health agency cuts would result in fewer new drugs - Roll Call

Potential NIH and FDA cuts could lower the number of new drugs that come to market in the next three decades, according to a CBO analysis.

Roll Call

NIH executive fired amid allegations of steering $3.3 million contract to company that named his wife as a potential staffer

Army veteran Eric Schnabel was hired to help lead the NIH in April

The Independent UK

NIH under fire for funding dog tests despite vow to cut animal research

Watchdog says NIH approved $12m in new dog studies months after pledge to reduce animal testing

The Guardian - US

‘Tremendous uncertainty’ for cancer research as US officials target mRNA vaccines

Amid Trump cuts and state-level backlash, experts worry that progress in messenger RNA vaccines could stall

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Inside RFK Jr’s conflicted attempt to rid America of junk food

‘Maha’ promised to tackle ultra-processed foods – but is it hijacking the food movement instead?

The Independent UK

EPA employees put names to 'declaration of dissent' over agency moves under Trump

A group of Environmental Protection Agency employees has published a declaration of dissent to EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin over the agency's leadership and policies

Capital & Main

Trump’s ‘Trans Mice’ Line Got Laughs. The Science Behind It Could Save Lives.

Research on HIV, cancer and infertility is being quietly dismantled under Trump’s anti-DEI agenda.

The Guardian - US

Cancer experts alarmed over ‘gut-wrenching’ Trump plan to cut research spending by billions

More people will die due to White House’s plans to slash nearly $2.7bn from National Cancer Institute, workers warn

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The Conversation

Amid alarm over a US ‘autism registry’, people are using these tactics to avoid disability surveillance – podcast

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. caused controversy in April by promising to find the cause for autism by September. Claims by the new US secretary for health and human services that autism is a “preventable disease” with an environmental cause, contradict a body of research that suggests autism is caused by…

The Conversation

More than half of US teens have had at least one cavity, but fluoride programs in schools help prevent them – new research

Programs delivering fluoride varnish in schools significantly reduce cavities in children. That is a key finding of our recently published study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.

The Independent UK

DOGE cuts to the IRS will cost $500 billion in lost revenue, watchdog finds

DOGE ‘destroyed, diminished or jeopardized’ billions of dollars in returns on government investments, CREW discovered

The Guardian - US

Trump officials cutting $1bn in NIH grants is ‘void and illegal’, judge rules

Judge says cuts represent unlawful ‘racial discrimination’ and orders grants given to those that filed suit be reinstated

The Independent UK

Judge deems some of Trump’s National Institutes of Health grant cuts illegal

The Reagan-appointed judge said he had “never seen” such “palpable" racial discrimination in his 40 years on the bench

Al Jazeera

US judge declares Trump’s cuts to NIH grants ‘illegal’

Federal judge on bench for 40 years lambasts grant terminations as ‘racist’ and anti-LGBTQ.

Texas Observer

How Trump Is Changing Higher Education: The View from UT-San Antonio

Around the country, university students report changes to campus clubs and activities, diminished research opportunities, and fears for international students’ safety.

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