President Donald Trump’s nominee to direct the National Institutes of Health pledges to restore public trust in science and medicine at a Senate panel Wednesday.

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.

A federal judge blocked the Trump administration Wednesday from drastically cutting medical research funding that many scientists say will endanger patients and cost jobs.

The Covid contrarian’s Senate confirmation hearing to lead the National Institutes of Health promises another airing of pandemic grievances.

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.

President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the National Institutes of Health answered sharp questions in a confirmation hearing Wednesday about his views on vaccines, research funding and the role scientists should play in a pandemic.

A relatively sedate Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee confirmation hearing for National Institutes of Health Director-nominee Dr. Jay Bhattacharya revealed his five goals to improve people's health.

Senators challenged Jay Bhattacharya, MD, PhD, President Donald Trump's pick to lead the National Institutes of Health (NIH), with questions about vaccines, pandemics, and current restrictions on agency funding during his nomination hearing on Wednesday.

About 1,000 NIH employees were terminated in February amid mass layoffs across the Health and Human Services Department.