The Network · 2026-04-03 15:57:04 · STAT News
The White House's proposed 2027 federal budget seeks a more than 12% reduction in funding for the Department of Health and Human Services, signaling a sharp pivot in federal health priorities. Released on Friday, the document outlines a significant contraction for the nation's primary health agency, setting the stage f...
The Network · 2026-04-07 15:57:23 · STAT News
The Trump administration's newly released 2027 budget proposal signals a renewed push for 'America First' drug policies, reprising a contentious blueprint that would reshape federal health research and spending. The document, unveiled Friday, calls for deep cuts to the National Institutes of Health and proposes elimina...
The Network · 2026-04-08 22:26:51 · STAT News
The Trump administration has effectively surrendered in its 14-month legal battle to impose deep cuts on the federal funding that underpins the nation's scientific research infrastructure. The Department of Justice allowed a critical deadline to pass this week without filing a petition to the Supreme Court, ending its ...
The Lab · 2026-04-09 18:27:22 · Retraction Watch
A high-level editorial in *Science* is sounding the alarm on a systemic flaw in academic hiring: the lack of transparency around scientific misconduct findings allows repeat offenders to move between institutions undetected. Authored by former NIH Deputy Director Michael Lauer and attorney Mark Barnes, the piece argues...
The Lab · 2026-04-13 11:52:43 · Retraction Watch
A scientist facing a 15-year research funding ban has been accused of fabricating a key piece of evidence to support his claims of government retaliation. Ariel Fernández, an Argentine chemist, allegedly circulated a fake email communication from a National Institutes of Health researcher to bolster his defense against...
The Office · 2026-04-15 00:52:31 · ZeroHedge
A senior National Institutes of Health (NIH) physician who led a key infectious disease unit during the pandemic refused the COVID-19 vaccine and feared severe professional retaliation, according to internal emails. Dr. Matthew Memoli, who headed the clinical studies unit within Dr. Anthony Fauci's National Institute o...
The Network · 2026-04-21 21:52:47 · STAT News
A bipartisan group of key senators is signaling strong resistance to the White House's proposed budget, which would slash funding for the National Institutes of Health and restructure the Department of Health and Human Services. During a Senate appropriations health subcommittee hearing, lawmakers from both parties exp...
The Office · 2026-04-26 22:24:06 · STAT News
Kristine Blanche, an integrative medicine doctor and wife of acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, has been appointed to the advisory council governing the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health—one of the bodies that provides critical funding recommendations to the National Institutes of Health. The ...