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Week of 4/7/25 News Recap:
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“Autism epidemic”
Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services RFK Jr. has announced at a recent cabinet meeting he will discover the cause of the “Autism epidemic” by September and work to eliminate it.
https://www.newsweek.com/rfk-jr-says-us-will-know-cause-autism-epidemic-september-2058191
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NIH Lawsuit
A group of health scientists and researchers are filing a federal lawsuit over the sudden termination of NIH grant funds. They argue the NIH failed to follow proper procedure when canceling grants, and that the reasons given for termination are illegal.
https://www.science.org/content/article/lawsuit-aims-broadly-overturn-nih-s-grant-terminations
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Nature analysis of grant cuts
The journal Nature has created a tally of the magnitude of NIH grant cuts and the fields most affected.
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/hiv-trans-health-and-covid-research-targeted-by-trump-cuts-to-nih/
*The inclusion of this report in our recap does not indicate any support for the journal Nature
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Recommended op-eds (op-eds we found interesting or insightful):
https://thehill.com/opinion/healthcare/5233205-im-a-scientist-and-im-suing-rfk-jr/
https://www.statnews.com/2025/04/03/basic-science-curiosity-driven-research-gila-monster-glp1s-shrimp-treadmills/
https://www.thenation.com/article/society/trump-science-health-purge/tnamp/
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Sources:
https://www.newsweek.com/rfk-jr-says-us-will-know-cause-autism-epidemic-september-2058191
https://www.science.org/content/article/lawsuit-aims-broadly-overturn-nih-s-grant-terminations
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/hiv-trans-health-and-covid-research-targeted-by-trump-cuts-to-nih/
https://thehill.com/opinion/healthcare/5233205-im-a-scientist-and-im-suing-rfk-jr/
https://www.statnews.com/2025/04/03/basic-science-curiosity-driven-research-gila-monster-glp1s-shrimp-treadmills/
https://www.thenation.com/article/society/trump-science-health-purge/tnamp/
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Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services RFK Jr. has announced at a recent cabinet meeting he will discover the cause of the “Autism epidemic” by September and work to eliminate it.
https://www.newsweek.com/rfk-jr-says-us-will-know-cause-autism-epidemic-september-2058191
A group of health scientists and researchers are filing a federal lawsuit over the sudden termination of NIH grant funds. They argue the NIH failed to follow proper procedure when canceling grants, and that the reasons given for termination are illegal.
https://www.science.org/content/article/lawsuit-aims-broadly-overturn-nih-s-grant-terminations
The journal Nature has created a tally of the magnitude of NIH grant cuts and the fields most affected.
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/hiv-trans-health-and-covid-research-targeted-by-trump-cuts-to-nih/
*The inclusion of this report in our recap does not indicate any support for the journal Nature
https://thehill.com/opinion/healthcare/5233205-im-a-scientist-and-im-suing-rfk-jr/
https://www.statnews.com/2025/04/03/basic-science-curiosity-driven-research-gila-monster-glp1s-shrimp-treadmills/
https://www.thenation.com/article/society/trump-science-health-purge/tnamp/
https://www.newsweek.com/rfk-jr-says-us-will-know-cause-autism-epidemic-september-2058191
https://www.science.org/content/article/lawsuit-aims-broadly-overturn-nih-s-grant-terminations
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/hiv-trans-health-and-covid-research-targeted-by-trump-cuts-to-nih/
https://thehill.com/opinion/healthcare/5233205-im-a-scientist-and-im-suing-rfk-jr/
https://www.statnews.com/2025/04/03/basic-science-curiosity-driven-research-gila-monster-glp1s-shrimp-treadmills/
https://www.thenation.com/article/society/trump-science-health-purge/tnamp/