"No federally funded research means far fewer research breakthroughs. Far fewer research breakthroughs means far fewer new, effective treatments."

Just days after President Trump imposed broad restrictions on communications, meetings, travel and public appearances at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the National Institutes of Health (NIH) is clarifying the extent of the freeze’s effect.

For decades now, the National Institutes of health has funded a lot of research on illnesses and vaccines, allowing researchers to run different clinical trials and develop treatments to save millions of lives.

The physical and mental health of any nation depends on the trust of its people in the institutions created to protect them. It depends on the quality of the officials who lead and staff these institutions. It depends on the rigor and experience of its researchers, technicians, and healthcare professionals.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will undergo intense scrutiny over his history of controversial and inflammatory comments at his Senate confirmation hearing on Wednesday to become President Donald Trump’s

At today's confirmation hearing, Democratic senators were skeptical of the HHS Secretary nominee Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s claim that he is now pro-vaccine.

Kennedy, President Donald Trump's pick to run the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Senate confirmation hearings are scheduled Wednesday and Thursday, Jan. 29-30.

Follow live updates and news coverage of the Senate confirmation hearing for RFK Jr. Stay up to date with real-time developments on key moments and outcomes for Trump’s nominee for Health Secretary.

The interim leader of the National Institutes of Health gave some clarification tied to Trump administrations restrictions on travel and communications, but questions remain.

In the early days of the second Trump administration, a directive to pause all public communication from the Department of Health and Human Services created uncertainty and anxiety among biomedical researchers in the U.

In a Senate hearing, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. said that efforts to address the high rates of chronic disease need to start with fixing the food supply.

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