Trump’s FDA and NIH picks clear committee, teeing up final Senate confirmation
The Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee approved Dr. Jayanta Bhattacharya’s nomination to be NIH director ...
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Top addiction researcher Nora Volkow on NIH cuts, optimism, and the limits of RFK Jr.’s 12-step experience
In a Q&A, NIH addiction chief Nora Volkow speaks about RFK Jr.'s policy shake-ups, 12-step recovery limits, and why overdose ...
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Open-Source AI Matches Top Proprietary LLM in Solving Tough Medical Cases
Open-source AI and closed-source AI differ in several important ways. First, open-source models can be downloaded and run on ...
Fired NIH workers lost their ‘dream job.’ Due to a Kafkaesque appeals process and slim private-sector offerings, their futures may be in jeopardy, too
We are risking an entire generation of medical professionals, researchers, and scientists … and it's a future disaster ...
Rep. Auchincloss: NIH funding cuts a ‘$2B tax’ on Mass. | Bay State Briefing
"Massachusetts’ economy depends upon a vibrant Eds & Meds enterprise," U.S. Rep. Jake Auchincloss, D-4th District, said.
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Newly uncovered mechanism could drive next-gen cystic fibrosis treatments
Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a genetic condition that affects the lungs, pancreas and other organs, caused by variations on the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator  (CFTR) gene. There are ...
Throw Elon Musk Out of the Royal Society
With every passing day, it is harder to remember that Elon Musk was not always a political firebrand. The old Musk advocated ...
Some universities are freezing hiring, laying off staff as Trump cuts federal funding
Higher education has been a steady job generator since the pandemic, with private colleges and universities adding 35,000 ...
Inside the government study trying to understand the health effects of ultraprocessed foods
From big bowls of salad to platters of meatballs and spaghetti sauce, Srisatta noshed his way through a nutrition study aimed ...
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5 years since the pandemic started, long COVID patients are still hoping for a cure
They're pushing for more funding to find effective treatments. Researchers are finally starting to make headway but have a ...
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ACTG Presents Four Studies at CROI Describing Findings from SLIM LIVER
ACTG, a global clinical trials network focused on HIV and other infectious diseases, today announced new findings from the ...
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How CDC nominee Dave Weldon’s support for anti-vaccine theories runs long and deep
Unlike President Trump's picks to lead other health agencies who established their conservative bona fides during the ...