As House prepares cuts for NIH, Rathmell urges Senate to protect funding in FY25

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Vol.51 No.32

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With CDC in free fall, RFK Jr. faces bipartisan rebuke at Senate hearing
Kennedy calls CDC “the most corrupt agency at HHS and maybe the government.”

A Senate hearing that the administration hoped would be a routine check-in on the president’s 2026 MAHA-driven healthcare agenda erupted into a political firestorm as senators jumped at their first opportunity to confront HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. over the chaos engulfing the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

September 05, 2025

Vol.51 No.32

By Claire Marie Porter

Guest Editorial

Curing cancer or curbing immigration: A question of national morality and priority

In December 1971, President Richard Nixon signed the National Cancer Act and declared a “War on Cancer.” In the past 54 years, the U.S. has invested $180 billion nominally, or approximately $322 billion when adjusted for inflation, in cancer research. This investment has paid dividends with more than 100 anticancer drugs brought to market in half a century—virtually all traceable to National Cancer Institute funding.

Trump administration unlawfully terminated grants from Harvard, federal judge rules

A federal judge ruled that the Trump Administration’s move to cut research funding to Harvard University was illegal—restoring more than $2 billion and all future grants to the institution.

Julie Bauman named deputy chair of NRG Oncology’s NCORP research program, Ryan Burri named vice chair of Veteran Affairs research

Julie BaumanRyan BurriNRG Oncology, an NCI National Clinical Trials Network group focused on multi-center clinical research, appointed Julie Bauman as deputy chair of the Community Oncology Research Program.

September 05, 2025

Vol.51 No.32

Funding Opportunities

American Lung Association invites applications for grants to transform lung health

The American Lung Association in the District announced the opening of its 2026-2027 Research Awards and Grants cycle. Researchers across disciplines are encouraged to apply.

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House committee’s FY26 spending bill increases NCI funding by $48M, NIH by $99M
House joins Senate in rejecting Trump’s proposed 40% NIH cuts

With CDC in free fall, RFK Jr. faces bipartisan rebuke at Senate hearing
Kennedy calls CDC “the most corrupt agency at HHS and maybe the government.”