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NIH scientists have been angry for months. Now some are rebelling.
More than 90 NIH scientists signed their names to the “Bethesda Declaration” in protest of Trump administration policies they ...
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 ...
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 ...
An Uproar at the NIH
Jay Bhattacharya, the the agency’s director, has made a point of welcoming dissent. A letter from his officials will test ...
‘We dissent’: NIH officials issue declaration, say Trump’s agenda puts public at risk
It’s highly unusual for so many agency officials to denounce their own leadership and the White House in such a public way.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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 speak out over estimated $12 billion in Trump funding cuts
(Reuters) -Dozens of scientists, researchers and other employees at the U.S. National Institutes of Health issued a rare ...
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.
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NIH scientists sign Bethesda Declaration to protect biomedical science through Trump administration
The declaration says that under the Trump administration, the National Institutes of Health has been forced to politicize and stigmatize important research.