Back in 2003, the political commentator Charles Krauthammer — a former chief resident in psychiatry at Massachusetts General ...

The afternoon email had directed NIH officials to immediately halt the issuing of research grants, research and development contracts, and training awards during a “pause” of unspecified duration.

A federal complaint was filed last Thursday following what appears to be troubling conduct by a National Institutes of Health bureaucrat toward a watchdog ...

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.

Science 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 ...

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Kennedy Jr. “Absolutely,” he said. “I mean, the scientific enterprise requires dissent.” While Bhattacharya has repeatedly called the NIH “the crown jewel of biomedical research institutions in the ...

While Bhattacharya has repeatedly called the NIH “the crown jewel of biomedical research institutions in the world,” he agreed with the Trump administration’s assessment, in its 2026 budget ...

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

The Trump administration has proposed cutting NASA’s budget by almost 25% and shutting down 19 currently operating science missions. On July 21, several hundred current and former employees of the ...

Sen. Katie Britt (R-Ala.) and 13 other Senate Republicans are urging the Trump administration to release National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding that has been held up for months. The GOP senato… ...