What Jay Bhattacharya's Confirmation Hearing Taught Us About Trump's Pick for NIH Director
Jay Bhattacharya, President Donald Trump ’s nominee to direct the National Institutes of Health faced questions Wednesday during his Senate confirmation hearing about how he would lead the agency and whether he would support policies handed down from Trump and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
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RFK Jr.’s CDC Launches Study on Vaccines and Autism Conspiracy
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s anti-vax views have officially taken hold at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Another health care disruptor is set to join RFK Jr.’s team
The Covid contrarian’s Senate confirmation hearing to lead the National Institutes of Health promises another airing of pandemic grievances.
Who is Jay Bhattacharya, US' new National Institutes of Health director
Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, a Stanford professor against Covid lockdowns, is set for a Senate confirmation hearing to lead NIH. His nomination is contentious due to his unconventional background and Covid stance.
Bevan and Cannon: Dr. Jay Bhattacharya Would Be a Breath of Fresh Air at NIH
Dr. Jay Bhattacharya spoke about how important freedom of speech is for science on Wednesday during his Senate confirmation hearing to head the National Institutes of Health (find his opening statement and the full hearing here).
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NIH nominee is ‘convinced’ vaccines don’t cause autism, but won’t rule out more studies on the issue
Jay Bhattacharya said he’s “convinced” by the data showing there is no link between the measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine and autism
At the NIH, Intolerance Will No Longer Be Tolerated
Jay Bhattacharya has spent years railing against the National Institutes of Health. What happens when he runs it?
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On path to likely confirmation as NIH director, Bhattacharya toes the party line
The most telling signal from Jay Bhattacharya’s confirmation hearing as nominee to direct the NIH lay in what he would not say.
CDC Plans Large Study On Long-Debunked Connection Between Vaccines And Autism, Report Says
A potential connection between vaccines and autism has long been a controversial conspiracy pushed by new HHS chief Robert Kennedy Jr.
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Jay Bhattacharya Supports Childhood Vaccinations, Even Measles
WASHINGTON, DC – Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, the nominee to lead the National Institutes of Health (NIH), pledged to prioritize chronic diseases, enhance research integrity, and foster scientific debate during his Senate confirmation hearing.
Trump NIH appointee defends president's research funding cuts, lays out new vision for future
Donald Trump's pick to lead the NIH, Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, spent much of his time during his confirmation hearing Wednesday defending the president's move to cap indirect research costs doled out by the NIH.
Trump's NIH pick does not link vaccines with autism, but shows openness to more research
Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, Trump's pick to lead the NIH, appeared to be open studies investigating potential links between vaccines and autism, a long-debunked theory.