Medical Economics March 5, 2025
Richard Payerchin

Key Takeaways

  • Bhattacharya’s five goals for NIH include addressing chronic diseases, ensuring data reliability, fostering scientific dissent, advancing cutting-edge research, and regulating risky research.
  • Concerns were raised about NIH funding favoring established scientists and public trust erosion during the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • Bhattacharya emphasized transparency, addressing chronic diseases, and supporting vaccine research to restore public trust in NIH.
  • Senators expressed concerns about funding freezes and the need for NIH to focus on impactful research, particularly in chronic diseases and vaccine safety.

Senate HELP Committee has questions for Trump nominee.

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) would have five goals under new leadership, said the nominee to lead the world’s largest medical research organization.

On March 5, the Senate Committee...

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