HealthShots on MSN13d
World Glaucoma Week: 5 prevention tips to avoid the disease that can cause blindness
The World Health Organization (WHO) lists glaucoma as one of the leading reasons for irreversible blindness worldwide, and ...
Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)5d
The effect of NIH funding cuts on vaccine access and hesitancy research
The National Institutes of Health has terminated dozens of grants for scientific research projects related to vaccine use and ...
Nature29d
NIH turmoil sparks anxiety over future of its global grants
processes visual and auditory information. The NIH has “a very generous and outward-looking policy” of funding researchers overseas, grounded in a philosophy of expanding knowledge and ...
STAT12d
At NIH, ‘everyone is on edge’ as they brace for deep cuts and more centralized control
“Nobody feels like their job is safe. Everyone is on edge,” said Kim Hasenkrug, an NIH scientist emeritus with knowledge of ongoing activities at Rocky Mountain Laboratories. “They’re ...
The Indianapolis Star28d
NIH research saves lives in Indiana. Freezing it has consequences. | Opinion
In late January, all NIH communications and meetings were paused, putting the future of NIH operations in question. An additional announcement about a drastic reduction in administrative cost ...
The Atlantic28d
Inside the Collapse at the NIH
Produced by ElevenLabs and News Over Audio (Noa) using AI narration. Listen to more stories on the Noa app. Updated at 5:26 p.m. on February 28, 2025. If you have tips about the Trump ...
STAT22d
NIH terminates ongoing grants for LGBTQ+ research
The funding was supposed to last for at least several more months, said Jace Flatt, an associate professor of health and behavioral sciences at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. But on Friday ...
WGBH28d
NIH partially lifts freeze on funding process for medical research
The freeze occurred because the Trump administration had blocked the NIH from posting any new notices in the Federal Register, which is required before many federal meetings can be held. The stoppage ...
WTOP News10d
Rally supports returning NIH workers in Bethesda amid concern over research cuts
“We’re out here today at NIH, showing our love and support for NIH employees,” said Rob Wald, rally organizer with the Third Act advocacy group, made up of people over the age of 6 ...
NPR26d
Legendary former NIH director retires from embattled agency
Collins, who notified the NIH on Friday of his decision, did not specify the reasons for his departure. But his retirement comes as the world's largest public funder of biomedical research is in ...
CBS News23d
NIH funding uncertainty leaving Pitt researchers and graduate students worried
The threat of NIH funding cuts is already having a ripple effect at the University of Pittsburgh. "The feel on my floor at the university is very somber and uncertain," said Nicole Hays ...
University of California29d
What cuts to NIH funding mean for cancer patients and their families
The American public has consistently supported this life-saving cancer research. The National Institutes of Health (NIH), the main federal agency for medical research, provides about $8 billion in ...