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Trum administration funding cuts to South Africa will undermine TB and HIV research--analysis

Fri, 2025-05-16 13:32 — mike kraft

NIH Cuts To South Africa Will Cause Global Loss Of TB And HIV Research Capacity - Health Policy Watch These are some of the impacts on South Africa of the decision by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) barely a week ago to prohibit United States Health Policy Watch

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RFK Jr. clashed with Congressional committee in hearing focusing on vaccines

Thu, 2025-05-15 13:50 — mike kraft

US health chief Kennedy clashes with lawmakers over vaccine commentshttps://

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Some of the most heated exchanges centered on his remarks on vaccines. Kennedy has for years sown doubt about the safety and efficacy of vaccines, but pledged to maintain the country's existing vaccine standards to secure his appointment in the Trump administration.

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Trump administration's medcal research cuts reached $2.7 billion--Senate report

Wed, 2025-05-14 14:03 — mike kraft

Trump administration cut $2.7 billion in NIH research funding through March, Senate committee minority report says | CNN A Senate committee report by minority staff, and obtained by CNN, slams the Trump administration for terminating some funding for research, firing thousands of federal workers and removing certain scientific data from government websites. Jacqueline Howard CNN

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Trump administration cuts in health research reach $1.8 Billion --study

Fri, 2025-05-09 14:12 — mike kraft

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Poll indicates that less than half of Americans have confidence in FDA and CDC

Thu, 2025-05-08 14:01 — mike kraft

Less than half of Americans trust FDA, CDC to do their job Less than half of Americans believe federal health agencies such as the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) can do key parts of their job, in… aoconnelld The Hill

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Trump picks a new surgeon general following right wing Laura Loomer complaints

Thu, 2025-05-08 13:53 — mike kraft

Trump pulls surgeon general pick following Laura Loomer complaints President Donald Trump pulled his nomination of Dr. Janette Nesheiwat as U.S. surgeon general a day before she was set to appear before the Senate. ABC News ABC News

President Donald Trump pulled his nomination of Dr. Janette Nesheiwat as U.S. surgeon general Wednesday just a day before she was expected to appear before the Senate for her confirmation hearing.

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Opinion: Trump's policies undermine "Make America Healthy Again" slogan --Kaiser

Wed, 2025-05-07 16:53 — mike kraft

Trump Policies at Odds With ‘Make America Healthy Again’ Push - KFF Health News On the surface, President Donald Trump embraced the MAHA movement with a pledge to end the nation’s high rates of chronic disease. But the broader Trump agenda may prove to be the biggest barrier this effort confronts. khnkytjaw KFF Health News

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U.S. NIH is stopping funding for research and hospitals outside the U.S.

Wed, 2025-05-07 14:23 — mike kraft

NIH is pulling the plug on foreign research grants A new policy from the NIH in the US will cut billions of dollars of funding for research organisations and hospitals outside the US. pharmaphorum

A new policy from the NIH in the US will cut billions of dollars of funding for research organisations and hospitals outside the US, in another signal of America's retreat from the world stage.

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Major U.S. universities sue to block Trump cuts to NSF research funding

Wed, 2025-05-07 14:03 — mike kraft

Major universities sue to block Trump cuts to NSF research funding

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Administration picks Dr. Vinay Prasad, a past vaccine policy critic, to head FDA's biologics, vaccines division

Tue, 2025-05-06 20:33 — mike kraft

FDA chooses Dr. Vinay Prasad to lead biologics, vaccines division | CNN The US Food and Drug Administration has named Dr. Vinay Prasad, a hematologist oncologist, to lead its Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, the division that oversees vaccines and biologic medicines. Sarah Owermohle, Meg Tirrell CNN

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Prasad, a professor at the University of California San Francisco, became a harsh critic of the government’s response and its vaccine policies during the Covid-19 pandemic. He replaces Dr. Peter Marks, who helped lead the division for 13 years and shaped the Operation Warp Speed effort to rapidly develop Covid-19 vaccines and treatments. ...

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