The new National Institutes of Health policy would strip research groups of hundreds of millions of dollars to cover so-called indirect expenses of studying Alzheimer’s, cancer, heart disease and a host of other illnesses — anything from clinical trials of new treatments to basic lab research that is the foundation for discoveries.

The first month of the Trump administration has brought chaos to US health agencies through mass firings, funding interruptions and communications freezes as the country battles not just the threat of bird flu but a historic measles outbreak centered in West Texas and the worst year for seasonal flu in more than a decade.

A federal judge in Massachusetts temporarily blocked the cuts from taking effect earlier this month in response to separate lawsuits filed by a group of 22 states plus organizations representing universities,

Long Island researchers and patients are urging the Trump administration to reconsider cuts to NIH research funding.

Recent cuts at HHS have led to reinstatement of funding and jobs for federal healthcare programs, including FDA and CDC. Updates on rehiring, funding restorati

National Institutes of Health Fellows United Recording Secretary Matt Brown joins The Weekend as the Trump administration purges hundreds or even thousands of employees at federal health agencies.

A federal judge on Friday again blocked the Trump administration's cuts in medical research funding that many scientists say will endanger patients and delay new lifesaving studies.

The new National Institutes of Health policy would strip research groups of hundreds of millions of dollars to cover so-called indirect expenses of studying Alzheimer’s, cancer, heart disease ...

Healthcare organizations and 22 states have sued to stop the cuts. The case is expected to reach the Supreme Court.