Health Jul 12 Trump administration’s NIH funding cuts threaten research on sickle cell disease By Ali Rogin, Kaisha Young
Nation Jun 09 NIH scientists publish letter criticizing Trump’s deep cuts in public health research The letter addresses the termination of 2,100 research grants valued at more than $12 billion and some of the human costs that have resulted, such as cutting off medication regimens to participants in clinical trials or leaving them with unmonitored… By Calvin Woodward, Nathan Ellgren, Associated Press
Science Apr 26 Watch 6:18 How NIH staffing cuts may delay a promising cancer treatment’s implementation Earlier in April, doctors at the National Institutes of Health made a promising step in the fight against cancer, announcing an immunotherapy treatment was able to shrink gastrointestinal tumors for about a quarter of patients. But NIH staffing shortages, layoffs… By William Brangham, Mike Fritz
Nation Apr 02 Watch 8:35 Important HHS services ‘will grind to a halt’ with cuts, former Secretary Sebelius says There’s growing concern over massive cuts to the Department of Health and Human Services as Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. works to reduce the agency workforce by 25 percent. Geoff Bennett discussed the Trump administration's cuts with Kathleen Sebelius, the… By Amna Nawaz, Courtney Norris
Nation Apr 01 Watch 4:13 Mass firings begin at government health agencies, including FDA, CDC and NIH The Trump Administration began terminating thousands of staff and purging some of the top leaders at the Department of Health and Human Services. It included several key agencies, including the Food and Drug Administration, the National Institutes of Health and… By Geoff Bennett, Courtney Norris
Jun 20 Watch 6:37 New drugs show small but positive results in fight against Alzheimer’s By William Brangham, Courtney Norris After years of work, there is progress in the fight against Alzheimer’s disease, the incurable brain condition that affects more than six million Americans. Several new drugs have shown small but positive results in reducing the cognitive decline associated with… Continue watching
Oct 05 Dr. Francis Collins, who led fight against cancer and COVID, steps down as NIH head By Dino Hazell, Associated Press Dr. Francis S. Collins, director of the National Institutes of Health for 12 years, said Tuesday he is stepping down, capping a career in which he directed crucial research into the human genome and the fight against serious diseases like… Continue reading
Jun 11 Moderna on track for large COVID-19 vaccine test in July By Lauran Neergaard, Associated Press A U.S. company says it's on track to begin a huge study next month to prove if its COVID-19 vaccine candidate really works. Moderna Inc. is developing the experimental shot with the National Institutes of Health. Continue reading
Mar 04 WATCH: Health officials testify on NIH budget as coronavirus concerns grow By Joshua Barajas Top officials at the National Institutes of Health will appear before a House appropriations committee Wednesday to address President Donald Trump's budget proposal, which suggests a $3 billion funding cut to the agency. Continue reading
Jun 18 Watch 9:04 Why another flu pandemic is likely just a matter of when By William Brangham, Rachel Wellford Despite the availability of vaccines, the flu still kills tens of thousands of people in the U.S. each year, and hundreds of thousands more worldwide. But public health officials fear that an even graver threat lies ahead: the emergence of… Continue watching