Indian-American Jay Bhattacharya to head CDC in addition to NIH

[ad_1] TOI correspondent from Washington: In a sweeping consolidation of federal health leadership, US President Donald Trump has appointed Indian-American Dr Jay Bhattacharya, Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The move marks the first time any individual has led the nation’s premier medical […]

‘Protect scientific research’: Top NIH scientist fired after whistleblower complaint; who is Dr Jeanne Marrazzo? | World News

[ad_1] Jeanne Marrazzo (left), US health secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr (right) US health secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr has terminated Jeanne Marrazzo, a senior scientist at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), just three weeks after she filed a whistleblower complaint against the Trump administration, alleging discrepancies in vaccine research.“My termination, unfortunately, shows that […]

SC greenlights Trump’s NIH cuts: Impacts $783M in DEI grants; critics raise alarm

[ad_1] The US Supreme Court has permitted the Trump administration to proceed with slashing $783 million in research grants awarded by the national institutes of health (NIH), lifting a lower court’s block on the move. The grants were originally aligned with federal diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives, reported news agency AP. The 5-4 decision […]

Indian-American Jay Bhattacharya ends brutal medical experiments on beagles, Elon Musk reacts

[ad_1] Jay Bhattacharya said he has put a stop to the practise of using beagles for health experiments in US. Jay Bhattacharya, the Indian-origin director of the National Institutes of Health, has ended the age-old practice of experimenting on beagles. Speaking on Fox News, Bhattacharya said Peta sent him flowers after he put an end […]