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Senators are pushing back against Trump’s NIH cuts. Philly scientists say their advocacy is working.

A Senate committee rejected Trump's proposed 40% cut to NIH funding. Philadelphia's medical research community says it means ...

Trump freezes $200 million in UCLA science and medical research funding, citing antisemitism

The Trump administration has frozen roughly $200 million in National Science Foundation, National Institutes of Health and ...

$15 billion in NIH funding frozen, then thawed Tuesday in ongoing power war

A spokesperson for the Department of Health and Human Services confirmed the funding pause to journalists. US Senator Patty ...

Senate Committee Endorses NIH Budget Increase, Goes Against Trump’s 40% Cut

The Senate Appropriations Committee voted to increase the NIH budget by $400 million, essentially snubbing the Trump Administration's proposed $18 billion or 40% cut.

Senate panel rejects Trump cuts to NIH, other health agencies

The Senate Appropriations Committee rejected the Trump administration’s massive proposed funding cut to the National ...
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'It's a huge deal': This Trump move sets up showdown with 14 GOP senators

President Donald Trump's administration has imposed a complete block on funding that goes to external health researchers — ...

NIH director say cuts aim to reduce ‘ideological research,’ focus on health

Some scientists say that the Trump administration has forced the NIH “to politicize research” with cuts to research on health disparities and gender identity. Jay Bhattacharya says he aims to focus on ...

Trump administration freezes $108M intended for Duke and Duke Health, reports say

The Trump administration has ordered the school and its medical center to investigate unspecified racial discrimination.