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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is expected to testify before lawmakers for the first time as health secretary on Wednesday, where he will also confront calls from a key Republican to reassure Americans about his agenda.
The research team studying how to improve I.V.F. was a casualty of cutbacks at federal health agencies.
“We understand this news will be hard,” Claire Shipman, Columbia University’s acting president, wrote in a note to the community.
Scientists have long debated the merits and risks of tinkering with viruses and bacteria, which the president claims caused the coronavirus pandemic.
More than $800 million in N.I.H. grants canceled as of early May — nearly half of those terminated to date — covered the health of sexual and gender minority groups, The Times found.
Kennedy has warned of an epidemic of chronic disease, but the budget blueprint would close the C.D.C. center focused on prevention.
With federal support, Environmental Health Perspectives has long published peer-reviewed studies without fees to readers or scientists.
After 20 percent of the agency’s work force was cut, federal health officials have decided to bring back some experts and review firings to fill gaps in critical roles.
We explain the administration’s cuts to research.
The Women’s Health Initiative has produced thousands of research papers, altering medical care for patients around the world.