National Institutes of Health cancels scientific meetings

Trump administration’s abrupt cancellation of scientific meetings prompts confusion, concern
A flurry of scientific gatherings and panels across federal science agencies were canceled on Wednesday, at a time of heightened sensitivity about how the
National Institutes of Health cancels 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An email obtained by NPR says NIH employees are subject to a travel freeze and offers of employment are being rescinded.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.
Director of the National Institutes of Health Steps Down
FRIDAY, Jan. 17, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- The current director of the National Institutes of Health, Monica M. Bertagnolli, M.D., has announced that she will step down from the position on Friday, Jan. 17, 2025. The move comes 14 months after she took the position on Nov. 9, 2023.
National Institutes of Health director Dr. Monica Bertagnolli quits
The director of the National Institutes of Health, Dr. Monica Bertagnolli, announced that she will step down Friday, 14 months after she took the position on Nov. 9, 2023.
Trump's freeze on health agency communications leads to cancellation of scientific meetings
The Trump administration’s freeze on communications from U.S. health agencies is leading to another disruption: the abrupt cancellation of scientific meetings. The move covers a swath of health conditions,
"Uncertainy, fear and panic": Trump abruptly cancels NIH meetings, upending scientific research
Federal science agencies were directed to cancel all scheduled meetings, effectively suspending NIH research grants
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New $20 million NIH grant aims to uncover the secrets of the human virome
Unlocking knowledge about the vast and varied collection of viruses that live in and on our bodies is the goal of a $20 ...
Trump Administration Halts Certain Public Health Agencies’ Activities
President Trump has imposed temporary freezes at the National Institutes of Health on meetings, travel, communications and hiring, citing the need to review protocols.
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Federal health agencies told to halt all external communications
In a memo obtained by NPR, acting Health Secretary Dorothy Fink forbade staff from public communications on most matters ...
Department Of Health And Human Services Follow Trump’s Order To Pause Federal Communications
All communication from federal health agencies will be paused until Feb. 1 while the new Trump-Vance administration catches up.
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 mutes CDC, other public health communications temporarily
The new administration has reportedly asked federal health agencies to stop all external communications pending a review.
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Bacteria found to eat forever chemicals -- and even some of their toxic byproducts
A team has identified a strain of bacteria that can break down and transform at least three types of PFAS, and, perhaps even more crucially, some of the toxic byproducts of the bond-breaking process.
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Here’s How Science Funding Could Change Under Trump
Trump’s nominees have big plans for remaking the federal health agencies, with consequences for university scientists who receive billions in funding.