Trump's pick for NIH director clears committee, heads to full Senate vote
A Senate committee voted Thursday morning to advance Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, President Donald Trump's pick to head the National Institutes of Health, in a 12-11 party-line vote.
Trump’s picks to run FDA and NIH win approval from Senate’s health committee
Jay Bhattacharya, nominee for National Institutes of Health director, and FDA pick Marty Makary clear key Senate committee.
What to Know About Jay Bhattacharya, Trump's Pick to Lead the NIH
Trump's pick to head the National Institutes of Health has been famously critical of the U.S.'s COVID-19 response.
Bhattacharya’s nomination as NIH director advances in Senate
The Senate Committee of Health, Education, Labor and Pensions voted to approve Jay Bhattacharya as director of the National Institutes of Health on Wednesday. He now faces a glide-path to
Trump’s NIH pick grilled on research funding cuts and vaccine views in Senate hearing
President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the National Institutes of Health answered sharp questions in a confirmation hearing Wednesday about his views on vaccines, research funding and the role scientists should play in a pandemic.
Trump’s NIH and FDA nominees advance to full Senate vote
Two of President Donald Trump’s key public health nominations advanced at the committee level Thursday morning, moving them to consideration in the full Senate. The Senate Committee on Health, Education,
Trump’s FDA and NIH picks clear committee, teeing up final Senate confirmation
President Trump’s nominees to head the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) cleared a key Senate committee largely along party lines Thursday, paving the way for a full floor vote to confirm them.
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Jay Bhattacharya has a history of misinformation. He’s about to head the NIH
In September 2024, just weeks before he was announced as Donald Trump’s nominee for director of the National Institutes of ...
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At NIH, ‘everyone is on edge’ as they brace for deep cuts and more centralized control
As the NIH braces for cuts of up to 5,000 of its 20,000 positions, “people are scrambling and freaking out,” a researcher ...
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Jay Bhattacharya Nomination Advances To Full Senate Vote
Other Democrats also voiced apprehension about how Bhattacharya might approach medical research at the NIH. Bhattacharya did ...
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Jay Bhattacharya’s Confirmation Hearing Was an Embarrassment for Democrats
Senators who once denounced the NIH nominee’s ideas as “fringe” had nothing to say about pandemic lockdowns, mandates, or ...
Jay Bhattacharya's Confirmation Hearing Proves the Lockdown Skeptics Won
Trump's nominee for NIH director once stirred major controversy for criticizing lockdowns, mask mandates, and school closures ...
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Trump’s NIH Pick Advised South African Group That Claimed There Was No Covid Pandemic
Weeks into the Covid pandemic, a South African named Nick Hudson, who describes himself as an actuary, private equity ...
Dr. Jay Bhattacharya Confirmation Hearing To Lead NIH: Rebuilding Confidence In Science
The Senate Health Committee grilled Dr. Jay Bhattacharya on Wednesday, President Trump's nominee to head the National ...
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Trump NIH Director Nominee Calls for Ethical Alternatives to Aborted-Fetal- Tissue Research
Dr. Jay Bhattacharya said he is aware that many pro-life advocates are concerned that abortion-derived cell lines are being ...