The Trump administration stormed into office, loudly firing workers and closing diversity programs. But behind the scenes, it has also brought biomedical research to the brink of crisis by holding up much of the $47 billion the United States spends on the field every year. The world’s leading medical labs can be found in the…
The Food and Drug Administration has reinstated dozens of specialized employees involved in food safety, review of medical devices and other areas who were laid off last week, according to more than a dozen workers who got called back. The total number of employees recalled was not immediately clear. But a person familiar with the…
A federal judge on Friday agreed to extend an order blocking the National Institutes of Health from reducing grant funding to institutions conducting medical and scientific research until she could come to a more lasting decision. Judge Angel Kelley of the Federal District Court for the District of Massachusetts had temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s…
At the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, millions of people in poor nations died literally gasping for breath, even in hospitals. What they lacked was medical oxygen, which is in short supply in much of the world. On Monday, a panel of experts published a comprehensive report on the shortage. Each year, the report noted,…
In a drastic move to shrink the federal workforce, thousands of government employees have been handed layoff notices, igniting widespread confusion and frustration. Among the hardest hit are special educators, veterans, and medical researchers, many of whom had dedicated their careers to public service. According to a report by the Associated Press, the Department of…
Visuals that surfaced on Thursday showed a junior student tied to a cot, his body repeatedly pierced with a compass while being taunted and mocked by senior students. NEW DELHI: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken cognisance of the disturbing ragging incident at the Government Nursing College in Kottayam, Kerala, calling it “morally…
A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to hold off on a plan that would cut $4 billion in federal funding for research at the nation’s universities, cancer centers and hospitals. The funds disbursed by the National Institutes of Health cover the administrative and overhead costs for a vast swath of biomedical research, some of…
BOSTON: Attorneys general from 22 states filed a lawsuit Monday against the Trump administration for slashing funding for medical and public health research at universities nationwide. The lawsuit filed in federal court in Boston challenges the Trump administration, the Department of Health and Human Services and the National Institutes of Health over efforts to reduce…
Union Budget 2025: Can 10,000 New Medical Seats Solve India’s Healthcare Crisis? Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, in the Union Budget 2025, announced the addition of 10,000 new medical seats across medical colleges and hospitals in the coming year. This is part of a broader plan to increase India’s medical education capacity by 75,000 seats…
Education Budget 2025: Rs 500 crore allocated for AI, IIT and medical college expansion Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Education Budget 2025 today, detailing an ambitious strategy to bolster India’s educational infrastructure. The Budget highlights the allocation of Rs 500 crore for establishing three Centres of Excellence in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the…