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A federal court has blocked a policy that would have imposed a uniform, severe cap on indirect cost reimbursements for…
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A legal settlement requires the National Institutes of Health to restart reviews for research grants that were previously blocked on…
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A major reduction in federal funding led to the abrupt termination of 383 clinical trials, directly impacting over 74,000 participants…
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U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has proposed investigating whether antidepressant medications, particularly SSRIs, are…
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Richard Woychik is stepping down as director of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences to join the Make America…
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Proposed federal budget cuts of 40% to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) would eliminate research grants historically responsible for…
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America's technological leadership is rooted in federal investment in fundamental scientific research, which has led to breakthroughs like nuclear power,…
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The Supreme Court upheld a lower court's ruling that the government acted unlawfully in terminating certain NIH grants, but allowed…
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is leading a controversial push to revive a long-dormant federal vaccine task force, drawing criticism from…
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A recent executive order centralizes federal grant funding decisions under political appointees, requiring alignment with administration priorities and allowing termination…
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The NIH's updated grant agreements, including new compliance terms tied to civil rights laws and the False Claims Act, have…
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