My Son Never Turned 7. Because of Choices in Washington, Others Won’t Either.
This article was originally published in the New York Times. By Zain Habboo My son Rakan was 5 years old when I first said the word “cancer” to a doctor. They looked at me the way doctors sometimes look at mothers, as if I were afraid of my shadow. It was allergies, they said. Gas. The […]
The U.S. Is Funding Fewer Grants in Every Area of Science and Medicine
This article was originally published in the New York Times A quiet policy change means the government is making fewer bets on long-term science. In the past decade, the National Institutes of Health awarded top scientists $9 billion in competitive grants each year, to find cures for diseases and improve public health. This year, something unusual happened… Starting […]
Pace of N.I.H. Funding Slows Further in Trump’s Second Year
This article was originally published in the New York Times The agency has approved far fewer new grants than it did in years past. A renewed effort to screen for disfavored terms and a loss of personnel are contributing. By: Benjamin Mueller and Irena Hwang Spending on new medical research by the National Institutes of Health has […]