NIH Director Tries To Calm Health Researchers’ Nerves After Trump Directives
A new memo by NIH Acting Director Matthew Memoli, obtained by Forbes, clarifies what can and can’t be done with regard to clinical trials, purchasing, research and the like.
Trump Didn't 'Cancel Cancer Research' — But His Directives Paused NIH Meetings To Dole Out Funds
Meetings designed to distribute grant money to fund research were canceled as part of a communications freeze at health agencies.

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Some of Trump’s more controversial picks will appear before Senate committees to make their case
Senate Republicans Push Ahead on Trump Budget Pick Russell Vought
Donald Trump’s Most Controversial Cabinet Picks Face Skeptical GOP Senators
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National Institutes of Health cancel scientific meetings after Trump directives
An email obtained by NPR says NIH employees are subject to a travel freeze and offers of employment are being rescinded. Scientists worry about disruptions to critical research.
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New Trump directive to federal health & research agencies could hit NC in the pocketbook
President Trump issued a directive temporarily halting communications, meetings and purchases related to federal health care research grants.
Trump has pulled Fauci’s security detail, source says
President Trump announces Dr. Anthony Fauci's federal security detail has been cancelled
Trump revokes Fauci’s security detail: ‘They all made a lot of money’
President Donald Trump pulled Anthony Fauci’s government-funded security — the latest in a line of revocations of protective details from his former allies and longtime rivals. Fauci became something of a celebrity during the pandemic as director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases during Trump’s first term,
How the Health Department Could Change Under Donald Trump
The Trump administration has promised an overhaul of various government agencies. What will happen to the Health Department?
President Trump’s First Week Hammered Public Health
The first week of President Donald Trump’s second term included several executive orders and actions that will be detrimental to public health.
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Trump freezes federal grants with big potential impact on providers, Medicaid
Federal agencies must stop disbursing financial assistance starting at 5 p.m. today under a new budget directive, threatening funding for providers and creating significant uncertainty for Medicaid payments to states.
Health researchers alarmed as Trump administration pauses travel, communications
The halt has frozen research grants, meetings and key health updates. “Everything is basically in chaos,” said one cancer researcher.
Trump administration freezes many health agency reports and posts
The Trump administration has put a freeze on many federal health agency communications with the public through at least the end of the month
Healthy Returns: Trump made sweeping changes to health care in his first week
Trump kicked off his first with sweeping changes to U.S. health care. Meanwhile, Change Healthcare cyberattack affected more than half of U.S. population.