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NIH employees publish ‘Bethesda Declaration’ in dissent of Trump administration policies
Staffers at the US National Institutes of Health published a letter of dissent, taking issue with what they see as the ...
NIH scientists publish declaration criticizing Trump’s deep cuts in public health research
President Donald Trump’s National Institutes of Health director says some employees’ critical letter to him has “fundamental ...
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NIH staffers publish ‘Bethesda Declaration’ as distress call; Dems move to protect them from retaliation
More than 300 NIH employees wrote to their agency's director to decry untenable staff and budget cuts they deem political.
The Scientist13d
NIH Scientists Issue ‘Bethesda Declaration’ to Protest Research Politicization
In an open letter, researchers and staff at the National Institutes of Health raise concerns over recent policy changes.
Maddow Blog | ‘We dissent’: NIH officials issue declaration, say Trump’s agenda puts public at risk
NIH officials have denounced their own agency’s leadership in the so-called Bethesda Declaration, warning that the Trump ...
Bethesda Magazine13d
NIH employees issue ‘Bethesda Declaration’ criticizing Trump’s cuts
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KWIT13d
NIH scientists call on director to protect biomedical research
In a public letter, hundreds of scientists expressed their dissent to the Trump administration's policies affecting the ...
NIH scientists publish declaration criticising Trump’s deep cuts in public health research
NIH scientists challenge Trump administration policies, risking careers to uphold scientific integrity and public health.
Nature13d
NIH chief stands by funding cuts to ‘politicized science’ at tense hearing
Jayanta Bhattacharya says the US biomedical agency can’t continue ‘business as usual’ if it wants to restore its reputation.
KFF Health News on MSN13d
‘We Dissent’: NIH Workers Protest Trump Policies That ‘Harm the Health of Americans’
Hundreds of workers at the National Institutes of Health on Monday openly protested the Trump administration’s cuts to the agency and consequences for human lives, writing in a sharply worded letter ...