Guarded N.I.H. Nominee Faces Sharp Questions on Vaccines and Research Cuts
Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, a professor of medicine at Stanford University, gained prominence during the Covid pandemic when he argued against lockdowns.
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Judge Extends Block on N.I.H. Medical Research Cuts
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President Trump’s Cuts to Medical Research
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Judge Extends Block to Huge Cuts in National Institutes of Health Research Funding
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US climate research agency braces for ‘efficiency’ cuts: ‘They will gut the work’
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