Medical Economics March 5, 2025
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.
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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.
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