What Jay Bhattacharya's Confirmation Hearing Taught Us About Trump's Pick for NIH Director
Jay Bhattacharya, President Donald Trump ’s nominee to direct the National Institutes of Health faced questions Wednesday during his Senate confirmation hearing about how he would lead the agency and whether he would support policies handed down from Trump and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Trump's NIH pick does not link vaccines with autism, but shows openness to more research
Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, Trump's pick to lead the NIH, appeared to be open studies investigating potential links between vaccines and autism, a long-debunked theory.
Trump’s NIH pick grilled on research funding cuts and vaccine views in Senate hearing
President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the National Institutes of Health answered sharp questions in a confirmation hearing Wednesday about his views on vaccines, research funding and the role scientists should play in a pandemic.
US judge bars Trump administration from cutting NIH research funding
A U.S. judge on Wednesday blocked President Donald Trump's administration from carrying out steep cuts to federal grant funding for research that universities and Democratic-led states warn would lead to layoffs,
Trump NIH nominee waffles on grant cuts, champions ‘scientific dissent’
With the potential for cuts from the National Institutes of Health leaving higher education institutions in limbo, Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, the nominee to lead the National Institutes of Health, provided little clarity about his next moves.
RFK Jr. Is About to Ax Some of the World's Best Scientists at NIH
The NIH is best known for funding a broad spectrum of research science at universities with approximately $40 billion in ...
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RFK Jr.’s CDC Launches Study on Vaccines and Autism Conspiracy
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s anti-vax views have officially taken hold at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Another health care disruptor is set to join RFK Jr.’s team
The Covid contrarian’s Senate confirmation hearing to lead the National Institutes of Health promises another airing of pandemic grievances.
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NIH nominee is ‘convinced’ vaccines don’t cause autism, but won’t rule out more studies on the issue
Jay Bhattacharya said he’s “convinced” by the data showing there is no link between the measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine ...
Bevan and Cannon: Dr. Jay Bhattacharya Would Be a Breath of Fresh Air at NIH
Dr. Jay Bhattacharya spoke about how important freedom of speech is for science on Wednesday during his Senate confirmation ...
At the NIH, Intolerance Will No Longer Be Tolerated
Jay Bhattacharya has spent years railing against the National Institutes of Health. What happens when he runs it?
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On path to likely confirmation as NIH director, Bhattacharya toes the party line
The most telling signal from Jay Bhattacharya’s confirmation hearing as nominee to direct the NIH lay in what he would not ...
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Jay Bhattacharya Supports Childhood Vaccinations, Even Measles
WASHINGTON, DC – Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, the nominee to lead the National Institutes of Health (NIH), pledged to prioritize ...
RFK Jr. greets first measles death in Texas outbreak with callous indifference
The death of the unvaccinated school-aged child marks the first fatality from measles in the United States in 10 years.
Guarded N.I.H. Nominee Faces Sharp Questions on Vaccines and Research Cuts
Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, a professor of medicine at Stanford University, gained prominence during the Covid pandemic when he ...