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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 09:53 — 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 07:23 — 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 07:03 — mike kraft

Major universities sue to block Trump cuts to NSF research funding

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Two scientific societies to do climate assessment after Trump administration dismissed authors

Wed, 2025-05-07 06:51 — mike kraft

Scientific societies to do climate assessment after Trump administration dismissed authors Two groups join forces for peer-reviewed research after key contributors on Congress-mandated report dismissed The Guardian

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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 13:33 — 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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