A Critic of Universities Is Rallying to Defend Them in the Trump Era

The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression has long been a critic of progressive campus culture. Now it’s taking on new, and surprising, targets.

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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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The One Area Where Trump’s N.I.H. Cuts Might Actually Make Sense

Health disparities research needs a reboot.

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Democrats Grill N.I.H. Leader on Cuts: Who Is Calling the Shots?

Senators criticized the head of the National Institutes of Health for not taking responsibility for Trump administration cuts to research funding.

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N.I.H. Workers Denounce Trump’s ‘Harmful’ Health Policies

In a scathing public letter, employees of the National Institutes of Health accused the administration of undermining the agency’s work and endangering people’s health.

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Efforts Grow to Thwart mRNA Therapies as RFK Jr. Pushes Vaccine Wariness

Therapies involving mRNA, a key to Covid vaccines, hold great potential in treating several diseases, but some lawmakers want to ban them and the government is cutting funding.

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RFK Jr. Announces New Database for Research Into ‘Root Causes’ of Autism

The director of the National Institutes of Health previously floated — then walked back — the idea of an autism registry, alarming researchers and parents.

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RFK Jr. Announces Ban on Food Dyes and Says ‘Sugar Is Poison’

The health secretary is ratcheting up his campaign against the food industry.

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Trump-Allied Prosecutor Sends Letters to Medical Journals Alleging Bias

An interim U.S. attorney is demanding information about the selection of research articles and the role of N.I.H. Experts worry this will have a chilling effect on publications.

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Senate Confirms Bhattacharya to Lead N.I.H.

Dr. Jay Bhattacharya gained prominence during the pandemic as an opponent of widespread lockdowns.

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