During a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing on May 21, 2026, Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) confronted NIH Director Jay ...

Watch as NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya is questioned by the Senate Appropriations Committee this morning on President Trump’s ...

The NIH’s spending on new medical research is significantly slower than in previous years, leaving confused scientists in the ...

An NIH leadership vacuum has persisted for months, with 15 of the 27 institutes being led by acting directors.

New NIH research reveals that semaglutide sparks different responses inside appetite-controlling brain cells, offering fresh insight into why GLP-1 weight-loss drugs don’t work the same for everyone.

The National Institutes of Health is shaking up its process for soliciting research ideas and awarding grants to scientists.

The acting director of the U.S. NIH's infectious disease institute has stepped down, two Democratic senators said on Thursday ...

Director Jay Bhattacharya will testify Thursday morning before the Senate Appropriations Committee on President Trump’s ...

During a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing on May 21, 2026, Senator Brian Schatz (D-HI) pressed NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya on the Trump administration's funding cuts to health disparities ...

National Institutes of Health Director Jay Bhattacharya, MD, PhD, fielded questions from lawmakers May 21 during a Senate appropriations subcommittee hearing on the institute’s proposed budget. The ...

At the same time, the NIH has lost thousands of staff due to layoffs and early retirements, leaving fewer workers to process grants, The Times said. The agency has also added a new review step. A ...