After stormy Senate hearing, Trump offers tepid support for RFK Jr. while Kennedy family members call for his ouster

Spending bill passed by the House gives NIH $415M raise, NCI gets $128M
Legislation caps proportion of NIH grants to receive multiyear funding; indirect costs remain untouched

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Fifth time’s a charm? Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act is included in FY26 spending bill

Sometime next week, the Senate is expected to vote on a legislative package that would determine the fiscal year 2026 spending levels for much of the federal government. xxx:moreReaders of The Cancer Letter may be breathing a sigh of relief that NIH seems like

HHS terminates millions in grants to the American Academy of Pediatrics

HHS has cut millions of dollars in grants to the American Academy of Pediatrics, according to documents obtained by The Washington Post.

Harvey Risch, critic of COVID-19 response, tapped by White House to serve as chair of the President’s Cancer Panel

Harvey A. Risch, professor emeritus and senior research scientist at Yale School of Public Health, said he was named chair of the President’s Cancer Panel. Risch will succeed Elizabeth M. Jaffee, who was appointed by President Joe Biden in January 2023.

White House directs HHS and CDC to align childhood vaccine recommendations with “best practices from peer, developed countries”

In a Dec. 5 memo, President Donald Trump directed the HHS secretary and the CDC director to “align the U.S. core childhood vaccine recommendations with best practices from peer, developed countries.”

HHS issues AI strategy for internal agency operations

HHS has issued its AI strategy—“the first step” in making a “whole-of-department transformation” towards the use of artificial intelligence in public health, health care delivery, biomedical research, human services, and agency operations.

December 12, 2025

Vol.51 No.45

By Sara Willa Ernst

After stormy Senate hearing, Trump offers tepid support for RFK Jr. while Kennedy family members call for his ouster

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Spending bill passed by the House gives NIH $415M raise, NCI gets $128MLegislation caps proportion of NIH grants to receive multiyear funding; indirect costs remain untouched

Fifth time’s a charm? Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act is included in FY26 spending bill

HHS terminates millions in grants to the American Academy of Pediatrics

Harvey Risch, critic of COVID-19 response, tapped by White House to serve as chair of the President’s Cancer Panel

White House directs HHS and CDC to align childhood vaccine recommendations with “best practices from peer, developed countries”

HHS issues AI strategy for internal agency operations

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Spending bill passed by the House gives NIH $415M raise, NCI gets $128M
Legislation caps proportion of NIH grants to receive multiyear funding; indirect costs remain untouched