Such large-scale shakeups are unprecedented at the research agency, where only the director of the NIH and one of its institutes, the National Cancer Institute, are political appointees who serve at the pleasure of the president. The other 26 directors of the NIH’s institutes and centers are not typically changed by a new administration.

The Trump administration's cuts to the National Institutes of Health has some worried about stalls in research and medicine.

Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, a Stanford professor and health economist, takes over as NIH Director, focusing on transparency, biomedical innovation, chronic disease prevention, and eliminating government control over scientific misinformation research.

During a day of widespread layoffs, NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya told employees he plans to "implement new policies humanely," while FDA Commissioner Marty Makary touted his "impeccable credentials" in an email to his charges.

In a party-line vote last evening, the U.S. Senate confirmed Stanford professor and medical researcher Jay Bhattacharya as director of the National

It always seemed to me that it's good to have leadership refreshed on a regular basis for organizations that have a very complex and important mission [like NIH}. So ... slipping away on the basis of all the changes that are being put forward.

Meharry Medical College could lose millions amid proposed NIH cuts to research and Trump's mission to stop DEI programs. Jobs are also at risk.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is making good on his promise to lay off thousands of employees across the government’s health care agencies.

Staffers began receiving termination notices this morning as part of a major restructuring at HHS. Some senior leadership are on their way out too.