NIH calls for comment on proposal to limit the number of RPGs per PI

Proposed OMB rule aims at the heart of the U.S. research enterprise—and scientists are fighting back
“The question isn’t whether politics will influence research. Under this proposal, that’s the point. That’s their goal.”

The White House Office of Management and Budget has published a “Regulation for Federal Financial Assistance,” a proposed rule that seeks to fundamentally redraw the ground rules for all federally funded research. On the other side are America’s scientists who aren’t just crying foul—they are readying for a political fight.

House bill gives NCI $7.4 billion in FY 2027—$110 million above current budget

On June 9, the House Appropriations Committee passed its version of the fiscal year 2027 spending bill for Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education.

Stanford Medicine proposes building an integrated care and research center in Redwood City

Stanford has unveiled plans to build an integrated clinical care and research center in Redwood City, CA. The institution plans to submit its formal updated project description to the city and host informational community webinars.

June 12, 2026

Vol.52 No.23

In Brief

UCLA researchers awarded $3.2M NIH grant to develop AI tool for more personalized liver cancer treatment

Jason Chiang and Kyung Sung of the Department of Radiological Sciences at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and the UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center have received a $3.2 million, five-year grant from NCI to develop an artificial intelligence-enhanced imaging platform designed to improve yttrium-90 (Y90) radioembolization planning for patients with liver cancer.

June 05, 2026

Vol.52 No.22

Clinical

When CAM is added to standard therapies, survival rates drop, observational study finds

As complementary and alternative medicines continue to gain acceptance beyond the margins of cancer treatment, results from a recent study from Yale School of Medicine published in JAMA Network Open suggests that some patients using CAM with their mainstream therapy may, in fact, be substituting alternative medicine for allopathic interventions.

START Center for Cancer Research, Baptist Health South Florida expand patient access to early-phase clinical trials

Baptist Health South Florida and the START Center for Cancer Research, the largest global network of fully dedicated, early-phase oncology clinical trial sites, announced plans to form a strategic collaboration.

May 29, 2026

Vol.52 No.21

NIH calls for comment on proposal to limit the number of RPGs per PI

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Stanford Medicine proposes building an integrated care and research center in Redwood City

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Proposed OMB rule aims at the heart of the U.S. research enterprise—and scientists are fighting back“The question isn’t whether politics will influence research. Under this proposal, that’s the point. That’s their goal.”

House bill gives NCI $7.4 billion in FY 2027—$110 million above current budget

Stanford Medicine proposes building an integrated care and research center in Redwood City

UCLA researchers awarded $3.2M NIH grant to develop AI tool for more personalized liver cancer treatment

When CAM is added to standard therapies, survival rates drop, observational study finds

START Center for Cancer Research, Baptist Health South Florida expand patient access to early-phase clinical trials

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Proposed OMB rule aims at the heart of the U.S. research enterprise—and scientists are fighting back
“The question isn’t whether politics will influence research. Under this proposal, that’s the point. That’s their goal.”