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ACLU sues National Institutes of Health for ‘ideological purge’ of research projects
The American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit Wednesday alleging that the National Institutes of Health has conducted an ...
Democratic AGs sue RFK Jr. over canceled health research
States are suing the National Institutes of Health over ending life-saving medical research grants that Trump officials say ...
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Five NIH institute directors and numerous lab heads ousted in unprecedented shake-up
Such large-scale shakeups are unprecedented at the research agency, where only the director of the NIH and one of its ...
Widespread layoffs, purge of leadership underway at U.S. health agencies
The move comes after Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s announcement of a sweeping reduction of the Department of Health and ...
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Vanderbilt institutes research hiring freeze, braces for Trump NIH cuts: What to know
Chief Communications Officer John Howser declined to give specifics on the amount of money Vanderbilt expects to lose ...
Federal Health Work Force Makes Up Less Than 1% of Agency Spending
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. suggests that laying off thousands of federal workers would tame a massive budget. But ...
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Judge blocks White House funding cuts to NIH
April 5 (UPI) --A federal judge in Massachusetts issued an order this week permanently blocking the White House from limiting funding to the National Institutes of Health. District Court Judge ...
Mass Layoffs Begin at RFK Jr's Department of Health
Layoff notices began Tuesday, impacting workers across multiple agencies. The FDA will lose 3,500 jobs, the CDC 2,400, the ...