Fact-Checking Health Claims in Kennedy’s 2nd Day of Confirmation Hearings
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the nominee to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, made disputed claims before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions.
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Scientists funded by National Institutes of Health concerned at latest developments
The National Institutes of Health funds research, but some scientists fear that funding may be pulled or paused by the Trump administration.
Trump's shutdown of the CDC and NIH is a direct attack on our nation's health | Letter
Trump has frozen all travel and communications at the Department of Health and Human Services, including the CDC and the National Institutes of Health
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US National Institutes of Health has become a political target—how did we get here?
One of the most admired research agencies in the world, the US National Institutes of Health, now has a huge target on its back. How did an organisation supported by both Democrat and Republican politicians become so vulnerable?
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Freeze on the National Institutes of Health (NIH): What Does this Mean for Researchers and Scientists?
Since the inauguration of President Donald Trump on January 20th, 2025, he has signed many executive orders, changing policies established from the previou | Immunology
Americans Are Concerned About RFK Jr. as Health Secretary
Fifty-one percent oppose Kennedy's nomination to head up the Department of Health and Human Services, a new poll has found.
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Democrats worry RFK Jr. could purge ‘thousands’ of federal health employees
Trump’s nominee for Health and Human Services secretary said that NIH, FDA and CDC would be integral in his objective to prevent chronic disease.
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National Institutes of Health cancel scientific meetings after Trump directives
An email obtained by NPR says NIH employees are subject to a travel freeze and offers of employment are being rescinded. Scientists worry about disruptions to critical research.
Infection-related hospitalizations in this study correlated with more than twice the risk of heart failure
Study of more than 14,000 people from Minneapolis and three other U.S. sites transcended five decades in its search for heart failure risk factors.
What Does the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services Do?
If he is confirmed as Health and Human Services secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. would take over a sprawling bureaucracy with an annual budget that tops $1.7 trillion, with more than 80,000 employees and 13 divisions.
Director of the National Institutes of Health Steps Down
FRIDAY, Jan. 17, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- The current director of the National Institutes of Health, Monica M. Bertagnolli, M.D., has announced that she will step down from the position on Friday, Jan. 17, 2025. The move comes 14 months after she took the position on Nov. 9, 2023.
U.S. Sen. Angela Alsobrooks questions RFK Jr. about controversial vaccine statements, federal workers in Maryland
U.S. Sen. Angela Alsobrooks grilled RFK Jr. on his history of questioning vaccines and pushing other controversial ideas.