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The Latest Breaking News from Jay Bhattacharya

Amy Klobuchar's Health Misinformation Act Has Aged Poorly

A proposed bill in 2021 would have put the HHS secretary in charge of censoring COVID-19 contrarianism on social media.

Reason

Jobs lost in every state and life-saving cures not discovered: Possible impacts of research cuts

Ripple effects of the Trump administration's crackdown on U.S. medical research promise to reach every corner of America

The Independent UK

Trump’s NIH pick makes pitch for good science – in this administration?

Jay Bhattacharya tells hearing he is intent on protecting research, even as president takes axe to federal funding

The Guardian - US

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Trump NIH nominee aims to soothe senators over embattled agency - Roll Call

The Stanford health economist selected to lead the NIH has been criticized for his opposition to lockdowns during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Roll Call

NIH funding cuts are Trump’s latest attack on education, professors say

The Trump administration announced it would cap ‘indirect funding’ from the National Institutes of Health at 15%

The Guardian - US

Will Trump and the New GOP Congress Get to the Bottom of COVID-19's Origin?

It's a good sign that the president is calling on critics of the federal government's lack of transparency to staff his administration.

Reason

Trump will change the face of US food policy. These are the players to watch

The industry ties and policy backgrounds of these officials and cabinet nominees are varied – and often contradictory

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Trump Reportedly Preparing an Executive Order Banning Federal Funding of Gain-of-Function Research

The past three administrations have tried to limit gain-of-function research. The second Trump administration might be the first one to be successful at doing so.

Reason

Trump’s team weighs withholding massive research grants from universities that are too ‘woke’: Report

Trump’s nominee to head the National Institutes of Health, Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, wants to target so-called ‘cancel culture’ at top universities

The Independent UK

How backlash to the pandemic helped shape Trump’s health picks - Roll Call

Cabinet health picks include vaccine skeptics, supporters of herd immunity and promoters of hydroxychloroquine to treat COVID-19.

Roll Call

Trump's Health Nominees Challenge Traditional Approaches

President-elect Trump's nominees for federal health agencies aim to reshape health oversight in alignment with Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s health agenda.

Top News

Meet the medical contrarians picked to lead health agencies under Trump and Kennedy

Donald Trump's health team picks includes outspoken critics of the medical establishment and COVID-19 health measures

The Independent UK

Trump Pick for Public Health Chief Opposed COVID Lockdown, Wanted People to Get Infected on Purpose

Donald Trump has appointed a health economist who published an open letter slamming the COVID-19 lockdown while promoting "herd immunity" to lead the NIH.

Latin Times

Dr. Jay in the House

Plus: the search for COVID's origins, a Middle East ceasefire, and yet another cute, offensive turkey pardon.

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Who is Jay Bhattacharya, Trump’s anti-lockdown pick to head the NIH?

Bhattacharya would lead the National Institutes of Health, the primary agency in the US for public health research.

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire in Lebanon takes effect

Reports of cars heading south inside Lebanon despite Israeli army warning. Plus, record South Korea snowfall

The Guardian - US

Trump pick for US health agency proposed ‘herd immunity’ during Covid

Choosing Jay Bhattacharya to lead NIH signals return to controversial and scientifically questionable health policies

The Guardian - US

Trump announces more picks including US trade chief and health deputy

Attorney Jamieson Greer to play key role in trade team and John O’Neill picked to be RFK Jr’s health department deputy

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The Independent UK

Trump picks Covid lockdown skeptic as head of key national health agency

Dr. Jay Bhattacharya is a Stanford-educated physician who gained prominence after questioning the efficacy of social distancing at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic

Top News

Dr. Jay Bhattacharya To Lead National Institutes Of Health

President-elect Trump appoints Dr. Jay Bhattacharya to lead NIH, emphasizing medical research and healthcare advancements.

Roll Call

Trump names pick for NIH director - Roll Call

Trump says he has picked Stanford physician Jay Bhattacharya to lead NIH and Jim O’Neill to serve as the deputy secretary of HHS.

Salon

Trump's post-COVID brain drain

Donald Trump is out for COVID revenge

Reason

Jay Bhattacharya on COVID, Social Media Censorship, and Trump vs. Biden

"It’s not like public health is infallible," the Stanford professor and Great Barrington Declaration author tells Reason's Nick Gillespie.

Reason

Jay Bhattacharya: 'I Sued the Biden Administration for COVID Censorship'

Bhattacharya explains the stakes of Murthy v. Missouri, the politicization of medical research, and his RFK Jr. endorsement.

Reason

Social Media Censorship and The First Amendment

Stanford's Jay Bhattacharya debates St. John University's Kate Klonick on the federal government's role in social media censorship.

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