Supreme Court Lets Trump Administration Cut N.I.H. Grants for Disfavored Research

The court’s order was fractured, with the justices splitting over whether individual cancellations and the policy behind them could be challenged in a federal trial court.

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H.H.S. Resurrects Vaccine Safety Panel Disbanded Decades Ago

Anti-vaccine groups had sought the revival of the task force.

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With Deep N.I.H. Cuts, Research Into Health Disparities Falters

In its campaign against “woke” science, the Trump administration has closed down studies and programs focused on the gaps between racial and socioeconomic groups.

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Trump Administration Illegally Withheld N.I.H. Funding, Watchdog Finds

Lawmakers from both parties have criticized the White House for halting money for cancer research and other cures.

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Avoiding Ultraprocessed Foods Might Double Weight Loss

In a new trial, people consumed more calories and had more cravings when they ate ultraprocessed foods.

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Study May Undercut Idea That Cash Payments to Poor Families Help Child Development

Rigorous new research appears to show that monthly checks intended to help disadvantaged children did little for their well-being, adding a new element to a dispute over expanded government aid.

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Trump Administration Asks Supreme Court to Allow NIH to Cut DEI-Related Grants

A district court judge declared some of the administration’s cuts ‘void and illegal.’

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H.H.S. Finalizes Thousands of Layoffs After Supreme Court Decision

Staff members who were first notified of terminations in April were finally let go late Monday.

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Trump’s D.E.I. Cuts Are Hurting Rural, White Americans, Too

The N.I.H. has terminated hundreds of diversity grants awarded to young scientists, many of whom come from the very places that supported Trump.

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N.I.H. Memo Pauses Cancellations of Medical Research Grants

The directive, in a memo issued Tuesday, came after two court rulings that questioned the Trump administration’s swift cuts to funding.

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