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

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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

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.

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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.

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Vol.51 No.26

By Claire Marie Porter

In the Archives

Since 1991, the Women’s Health Initiative has saved lives, cut costs, and fostered team science

When the Women’s Health Initiative was announced in 1991, it was set to be the largest women’s health study ever conducted. The WHI scope is massive: the initiative has recruited more than 161,000 women and engaged more than 5,000 scientists from the U.S. and beyond.

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Vol.51 No.26

Cancer Policy

Congress passes Trump’s megabill featuring historically steep Medicaid cuts

The U.S. House of Representatives Thursday passed President Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill,” a sweeping legislation that makes the biggest cuts to Medicaid since the program began in the 1960s.

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Vol.51 No.26

By Claire Marie Porter

In Brief

Florida Cancer Specialists & Research Institute awarded $3.3 million in grants to advance cancer care in Florida

Florida Cancer Specialists & Research Institute, LLC has been awarded two grants by the Florida Cancer Innovation Fund.

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Vol.51 No.26

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

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Since 1991, the Women’s Health Initiative has saved lives, cut costs, and fostered team science

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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