NIH scientists publish declaration criticizing Trump's deep cuts in public health research
CALVIN WOODWARD and NATHAN ELLGREN
Associated Press
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Jay Bhattacharya, left, director of the National Institutes of Health, speaks May 12Â as President Donald Trump listens during an event in the Roosevelt Room at the White House in Washington.Â
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Jenna Norton, who works as a researcher at the NIH, poses for a photograph Friday during an interview with the Associated Press in Bethesda, Md.
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This photo shows cardboard tombstones symbolizing canceled research grants Saturday at the NIH Visitors Center in Bethesda, Md.
CALVIN WOODWARD and NATHAN ELLGREN
Associated Press
WASHINGTON — In his confirmation hearings to lead the National Institutes of Health, Jay Bhattacharya pledged his openness to views that might conflict with his own. "Dissent," he said, "is the very essence of science."
A House GOP proposal would create tax-deferred investment accounts for infants, starting them each with $1,000. Assuming a 7% return, that wou…
Jay Bhattacharya, left, director of the National Institutes of Health, speaks May 12Â as President Donald Trump listens during an event in the Roosevelt Room at the White House in Washington.Â