— A weekly roundup of healthcare investigations
June 3, 2026
• 2 min read
All grants approved by the NIH for funding are now going through extra screening at HHS. HHS staffers -- who may be political appointees and not subject matter experts -- have sometimes asked to make substantive changes to the research. The extra review adds time to distributing research funding, which has already been delayed by other changes. (Science)
The Trump administration has barred officials from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases from speaking directly with the World Health Organization. The prohibition was in place during the hantavirus outbreak, and was eased slightly as the Ebola outbreak intensified. (CNN)
