The National Institutes of Health is shaking up its process for soliciting research ideas and awarding grants to scientists.

Medical groups are preparing to lobby Congress over health cuts proposed in the 2027 budget by the US Trump administration in the hope that lawmakers will ensure funding when spending plans are ...

Outcome-weighted metrics (mortality, 5-year survival, MIR) better capture unmet need than incidence alone when assessing ...

In a National Institutes of Health (NIH)-funded study, researchers developed a cancer assessment tool that can identify ...

In recent months, funding for biomedical research from the National Institutes of Health has been canceled, delayed and plunged into uncertainty. According to an April STAT News analysis, NIH funding ...

Researchers found that NIH funding for major US cancers does not consistently align with lethality, with highly fatal cancers ...

A proposed $18-billion cut to the NIH’s 2026 federal budget has frozen or terminated thousands of grants, sparking widespread alarm among researchers. Scientists warn the cuts could lead to a major ...

With the future of her cancer treatment in limbo, Natalie Phelps doesn’t know how much longer she can wait. Last month, after months of seeking treatment options for her colorectal cancer, the 43-year ...

Congress is now tasked with finalizing the budget ahead of the new fiscal year, which begins October 1. In July, the Senate rejected the White House’s proposed cuts and instead advanced a modest ...

As the Trump administration makes major cuts to federal health agencies, including the National Institutes of Health, cancer patients and doctors are worried about stalls in research and medicine that ...

Cancer groups have begun responding to the Trump administration’s proposed $15.8 billion cut to HHS included in the fiscal year 2027 budget. The proposal includes a $5 billion funding cut to the ...

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced it is embracing a new program aimed at expanding innovative, human-based science to decrease the use of animals in research. According to the NIH, ...