Senate HELP Committee votes 15-6 to advance Bertagnolli’s confirmation as NIH director

As cancer scientists, we must change how we engage with the public on the impact of NIH cuts
What the scientific method obscures

We recently had the privilege of contributing to a CBS Sunday Morning story on the ongoing crisis in the federal support for research in general and cancer research in particular.

July 03, 2025

Vol.51 No.26

By George J. Weiner and Elizabeth M. Jaffee

In weekly vigils, current and former NIH staff grieve the impact of Trump cuts
The Saturday gatherings at NIH’s Metro station are part graveside service, part street theater

Source: NIH vigil organizerSince early May, a group of current and former NIH employees have gathered every Saturday at the Medical Center Metro station in Bethesda, MD, to mourn what they describe as the loss of scientific progress under the Trump administration.

July 03, 2025

Vol.51 No.26

By Claire Marie Porter

Cancer Policy

Publications based on NIH-funded science must be made free immediately, HHS decrees

Researchers funded by NIH will now be required to make their scientific papers available to read for free as soon as they are published in a peer-reviewed journal.

July 03, 2025

Vol.51 No.26

By Claire Marie Porter

Cancer Policy

NIDA director Volkow gets candid on addiction in Bhattacharya’s podcast

NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya has started his own podcast called “The Director’s Desk,” where, according to the description on YouTube, he plans to host weekly conversations on scientific careers, leadership, and innovation at NIH.

July 03, 2025

Vol.51 No.26

By Claire Marie Porter

Capitol Hill

At House hearing, Democrats clash with RFK Jr. over “radical obstruction of congressional oversight,” vaccine policies
Rep. Lori Trahan: “People are going to die”

Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. appeared before the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health to defend the HHS fiscal year 2026 budget proposal, and faced criticism from several Democratic lawmakers on what they described as a lack of transparency and scientific rigor in the agency’s recent decisions.

June 27, 2025

Vol.51 No.25

By Claire Marie Porter

In Brief

RWJBarnabas Health, Rutgers Cancer Institute welcomes first patients

RWJBarnabas Health and Rutgers Cancer Institute officially opened the doors of the 12-story, 520,000 square-foot, state-of-the-art Jack & Sheryl Morris Cancer Center—the state’s only freestanding, comprehensive cancer hospital, one of just 13 in the nation.

June 27, 2025

Vol.51 No.25

Senate HELP Committee votes 15-6 to advance Bertagnolli’s confirmation as NIH director

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Senate HELP Committee votes 15-6 to advance Bertagnolli’s confirmation as NIH director

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As cancer scientists, we must change how we engage with the public on the impact of NIH cutsWhat the scientific method obscures

In weekly vigils, current and former NIH staff grieve the impact of Trump cutsThe Saturday gatherings at NIH’s Metro station are part graveside service, part street theater

Publications based on NIH-funded science must be made free immediately, HHS decrees

NIDA director Volkow gets candid on addiction in Bhattacharya’s podcast

At House hearing, Democrats clash with RFK Jr. over “radical obstruction of congressional oversight,” vaccine policiesRep. Lori Trahan: “People are going to die”

RWJBarnabas Health, Rutgers Cancer Institute welcomes first patients

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As cancer scientists, we must change how we engage with the public on the impact of NIH cuts
What the scientific method obscures

In weekly vigils, current and former NIH staff grieve the impact of Trump cuts
The Saturday gatherings at NIH’s Metro station are part graveside service, part street theater

At House hearing, Democrats clash with RFK Jr. over “radical obstruction of congressional oversight,” vaccine policies
Rep. Lori Trahan: “People are going to die”