BREAKING: In a major victory for public health, a federal judge reversed the National Institute of Health's terminations of hundreds of critical research grants that NIH had terminated through an ideological purge. In February, the NIH began a reckless purge of federal grants, halting application processes midstream, and stripping funding opportunities from its website. Hundreds of research projects — many of which have been underway for years, representing thousands of hours of work and billions of dollars in investment — were abruptly cancelled without a reasonable explanation. On April 2, the ACLU, ACLU of Massachusetts, Protect Democracy and CSPI filed a lawsuit challenging the abrupt cancellations on behalf of individual researchers, along with the American Public Health Association, UAW International Union, and Ibis Reproductive Health. CSPI President Dr. Peter Lurie, who was a plaintiff in this case, said that the ruling "thankfully starts researchers getting back to work delivering progress on cancer, diabetes, Alzheimer’s, HIV, and other health challenges facing our diverse population." (fb)

The Make America Healthy Again Commission has been given the ambitious goal of studying the “childhood chronic disease crisis.” But its initial report uplifts anti-scientific ideas, fails to hold the food industry accountable, and is undermined by Trump administration actions. Here's our breakdown 👇 (fb)