Trump Administration Halts NIH Funding Reviews, Defying Court Orders and Stalling Critical Medical Research
Washington, D.C. – In a controversial move, the Trump administration has suspended an essential component of the research funding mechanism overseen by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), putting a significant amount of scientific work on hold. This action seems to directly contradict a federal court’s temporary restraining order, which was set to prevent any freezes on federal funding. The NIH’s routine process involves holding study sections, where scientists review grant proposals for researching various medical issues from cancer to aging. However, it was revealed that submissions for these reviews to the Federal Register have … Read more