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BREAKING: Federal judge extends the restraining order on NIH capping indirect costs to 15% www.statnews.com/2025/02/21/t...

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Tuning in to hearing about NIH's indirect costs policy. The govt's lawyer says the policy would 'reallocate' indirect costs to fund more direct costs of new research. The judge then asks why the NIH tweeted that it would "save more than $4B a year". The post was a "misunderstanding," he said.

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So proud of @bobjherman.bsky.social, @tarabannow.bsky.social, @caseyross.bsky.social, @lizzylawrence.bsky.social for their Polk-winning reporting on UnitedHealth. Not only are they inspiring journalists, but also lovely human beings. Go read their pieces!

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Interesting: Canada is buying 500,000 doses of #GSK 's #H5N1 vaccine "as part of ... contingency planning to protect people who may be at increased risk of being exposed to the virus through [infected] animals." Wonder what would trigger a decision to use it? www.canada.ca/en/public-he...

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I'm looking to speak with people whose research on disparities in transplantation has been disrupted by the federal funding issues or the executive orders. Signal: eboodman.88. [email protected] Please boost! #journorequest

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I'm looking to talk with VA employees who may be directed to alter gender-related fields in medical records. Signal: palmer.01. Please boost! #journorequest #veterans

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Looking to talk with federal employees with disabilities who were terminated this weekend, especially folks hired through Schedule A or disabled veterans. Please boost! #disability #journorequest

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"For Nancy Hastings, the face of the federal government is the young man who picks her up every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 5:45 a.m. to drive her to dialysis...Then suddenly, in late January, word came that he was gone." Must-read by @ericboodman.bsky.social: www.statnews.com/2025/02/18/i...

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CDC's "disease detectives" halved as part of DOGE cuts at health agencies www.cbsnews.com/news/cdc-dis...

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Just in: HHS Inspector General Christi Grimm, who was fired along with 7 other IGs by Trump last month, said she found out she was fired while driving. She's been aggressively auditing Medicare Advantage. More than 2,000 investigations now in purgatory. www.documentcloud.org/documents/25...

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If you are one of the #CDC #HHS #FDA #NIH employees who have learned today that your employment is being abruptly ended, we want to hear from you. @altcdc.bsky.social www.statnews.com/2025/02/14/f...

submitted 11 days ago • 6 comments

The #2 leader at NIH is retiring, deepening uncertainty inside the agency. Scoop from @levfacher.bsky.social www.statnews.com/2025/02/12/n...

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Updates to my and @angusrohan.bsky.social's story! - A federal judge has halted cuts to NIH research payments in 22 states -Another lawsuit was filed this afternoon seeking to halt the research payment cuts nationwide See our @statnews.com for details www.statnews.com/2025/02/10/n...

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Breaking: Halt on Trump administration’s cuts to NIH research payments expanded nationwide, not just in certain states. My latest for @statnews.com www.statnews.com/2025/02/11/j...

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Some global health foreign aid, for treating TB and malaria for instance, can restart, the Trump admin says. But other programs that were supposed to get such waivers are still waiting for funds. www.statnews.com/2025/02/07/t...

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NEW: NIH grant applications will no longer be scored based on plans to recruit people in underrepresented communities -including pending applications - fundamentally changing which projects are funded. This affects Recruitment Plans to Increase Diversity (Ts, K12s, R25s) & Diversity Plans (R13/U13)

submitted 20 days ago • 2 comments

This is the list of assurances that led Sen. Cassidy to support Robert Kennedy for HHS Secretary yesterday, despite Kennedy's refusal to walk back his positions on vaccine safety, from my colleague @lizzylawrence.bsky.social's story. For future reference. www.statnews.com/2025/02/04/r...

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National Science Foundation "is planning to lay off between a quarter and a half of its staff in the next two months," Politico reports. www.politico.com/news/2025/02...

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One week later, how are institutions responding to the gender-affirming care EO? I asked an expert about the hospitals that have suspended care, the fact that we haven't heard from professional medical associations, and what might come next: www.statnews.com/2025/02/05/a...

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Some NIH study sections have resumed this week, but meetings of several advisory councils—which make final funding recommendations—scheduled for today have been cancelled. If you know anything about this, @aniloza.bsky.social and I would love to talk. www.statnews.com/2025/02/04/t...

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Great piece by @tarabannow.bsky.social about how Dr. Oz has gone from "misinformation gold mine" TV segments to potentially overseeing the health care of millions of Americans. www.statnews.com/2025/02/04/d...

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Now 3 judges have told the Trump administration they can't freeze federal grants. But New England states told me and @erinmdouglas23.bsky.social that they can't access funds for Solar for All, a $7 billion program to bring solar to disadvantaged communities. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/02/04/s...

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NSF employees explained to @dangaristo.bsky.social and @maxkozlov.bsky.social that they've been instructed to search for specific language — such as "women" and "people of color" — in abstracts and titles of grants to flag. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

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NEW: We obtained the directions NSF program officers are following to review all grants for compliance with the Trump EOs and the turmoil it has created in an agency mandated to broaden STEM participation. Our story: www.nature.com/articles/d41...

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After talking with six NSF program officers, Nature just reported that even POs are completely confused as to what's really going on www.nature.com/articles/d41...

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SCOOP: Many of the pages that went missing on Friday from the CDC website on Friday have reappeared — in response to intense media coverage, backlash from the scientific community and concern for the public’s health. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/03/h...

submitted 22 days ago • 97 comments

During RFK Jr.'s confirmation hearing, he accused Sen. Bernie Sanders of being the top recipient of campaign donations from the pharmaceutical industry. That's a misleading claim, I report with @levfacher.bsky.social www.statnews.com/2025/02/03/b...

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"At least 1,000 USAID staff have had our .gov accounts...deactivated and wiped overnight with no advance communications," USAID worker tells me. "This includes colleagues deployed in active war zones like Ukraine and Gaza who rely on USG technology for safety." bsky.app/profile/kenk...

submitted 22 days ago • 38 comments

UPDATE on the NSF funding situation: The portal for directly funded researchers is back, but the agency is issuing contradictory messages: via @statnews.com's @ericboodman.bsky.social: 🧪🧬🧫

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NSF froze payments to researchers. State AGs said it was unconstitutional for exec branch to pause congressionally mandated funds. Judge issued restraining order. Payments resumed. But some inconsistencies in what the NSF has said (thread): www.statnews.com/2025/02/02/n...

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NEW: “People Will Die”: The Trump Administration Said It Lifted Its Ban on Lifesaving Humanitarian Aid. That’s Not True.

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The purge begins: www.statnews.com/2025/01/31/c...

submitted 25 days ago • 9 comments

On Wed, RFK Jr told senators his campaign doesn't exist anymore. The campaign sent out a fundraising email praising the HHS freeze during that hearing. Yesterday, he told senators he'd raised "zero" dollars off the emails. His campaign says it raised $500,000. from Isa Cueto at @statnews.com

submitted 25 days ago • 3 comments

Are you affected by the Trump administration’s pause on health communications, science meetings, and reviews? Tell us:

submitted 25 days ago • 1 comment

NSF is still freezing grant payments because of Trump's executive orders targeting DEI, despite NSF's congressional mandate to weigh how grants will expand participation in science. What that means for scientists/science (with more detail than yesterday's radio story) www.npr.org/2025/01/31/n...

submitted 25 days ago • 1 comment

ICYMI: Reposting this story we wrote that analyzes the playbook of how the Trump administration is weaponizing laws, looking to triple any penalties, and using the government to create an "enemies list" of universities and other organizations that have opposed him. www.statnews.com/2025/01/30/t...

submitted 25 days ago • 0 comments

Disruptions to the NIH impact more than just science; they will hit all Americans in our wallets. I spoke yesterday with Becky Fogel from @kutnews.bsky.social about the important role NIH-funded research plays in the economy. 🧵 1/n www.kut.org/education/20...

submitted 26 days ago • 1 comment

From a journalist friend: Just spreading the word. The CDC is purging data, so people should archive their favorite CDC datasets today, namely ones around race/ethnic diversity, LGBTQ, and reproductive health. Also health data involving climate. The youth risk behavior survey has already gone down.

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Exclusive: NSF this week began to search through billions of dollars of grants the agency has already awarded for anything touching on topics that President Donald Trump has criticized. And NSF has blocked grantees and trainees from accessing funds while the review is underway. scim.ag/3El0NZh

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National Science Foundation suspends salary payments, leaving researchers unable to pay their bills www.statnews.com/2025/01/30/t... Story by @ericboodman.bsky.social