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Health agencies "not creating an autism registry," official says, contradicting NIH director
"We are not creating an autism registry," a Department of Health and Human Services official said in a statement.
Beyond Ivy League, RFK Jr.’s NIH slashed science funding across states that backed Trump
The National Institutes of Health’s sweeping cuts of grants that fund scientific research are inflicting pain almost ...
Will there be an autism registry? What we know after NIH drops plans for vast data platform
An HSS official told USA TODAY that the department is not creating an autism registry, but is pursuing the real-world data ...
Uncertainty around NIH funding leaves Alzheimer’s studies at Stanford and other universities in limbo
When the NIH canceled grants in March related to diversity, equity and inclusion, or DEI, some Alzheimer’s studies were swept ...
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How possible NIH cuts could threaten future treatment for neurological diseases
A directive in January from the National Institutes of Health aimed to reduce funding for many of the essential costs that ...
HHS says no registry planned to track autism after NIH director's claim
The Department of Health and Human Services denied rumors of creating an autism registry, citing plans for a data platform to ...
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NIH announces six new acting institute directors, many of them filling posts of ousted predecessors
The NIH announced six acting directors to run institutes, many to fill vacancies created by the ouster of predecessors ...
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NIH grants plummeted $2.3 billion in Trump’s first months, as federal-academia partnership crumbles
The NIH has scaled back its awards of new grants by at least $2.3 billion since the beginning of the year, a STAT analysis ...
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NIH "towers over the world's medical research," said The New York Times. Medications to treat everything from AIDS to ...
NIH Gets Institute, Center Acting Directors After Mass Layoffs
The National Institutes of Health selected new acting directors for six of its institutes and centers after the Trump ...
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Understanding and Navigating Compliance with NIH Grant DEI Policies
On April 21, 2025, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) issued a notice regarding its policy to require all US grant recipients to certify that: ...
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NIH to cut funding for schools with DEI programs, Israel boycotts. Will Yale be impacted?
A new Trump administration policy halts grants to institutions with diversity programs or Israel boycotts, escalating efforts ...