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NIH lays off hundreds more staff, including at cancer research institute
The cuts at the National Institutes of Health blindsided staff, after reassurances that no further layoffs were planned.
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250 more NIH workers laid off, including cuts at the National Cancer Institute
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has laid off 250 more employees, with this round of cuts hitting 50 workers at the ...
NIH staff hold weekly vigils protesting cuts, firings under Trump administration
NIH staff and allies hold weekly vigils in Bethesda, protesting Trump-era cuts, layoffs, and what they call an assault on ...
Trump administration cut $2.7 billion in NIH research funding through March, Senate committee minority report says
A Senate committee report by minority staff, and obtained by CNN, slams the Trump administration for terminating some funding ...
Trump’s Latest NIH Purge Kills the National Cancer Hotline
Roughly 200 more employees at the National Institutes of Health will be laid off, reportedly to balance out recent rehires.
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Despite its cancer-fighting mission, NCI starts to feel Trump administration budget ax
Trump cuts are hitting the National Cancer Institute, affecting a hotline for patients, cancer.gov, advisory panels, clinical ...
Former NIH official says Trump admin cut government's 'Safe to Sleep' team that helped reduce infant deaths
In mid-2025, rumors spread online about the potential closure of the national campaign "Safe to Sleep," which educated ...
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NIH staff hold weekly vigils protesting cuts, firings under Trump administration
a division that had already seen major layoffs in April. "By terminating communications staff, this administration thought they would silence us," said one NIH employee, who asked to remain ...