Trump halts medical research funding in apparent violation of judge’s order

<p>Health department orders NIH to hold Federal Register submissions – critical step in process for funding studies</p><p>The Trump administration has blocked a crucial step in the National Institutes of Health (NIH) process for funding medical research, likely in violation of a <a href="https://ag.ny.gov/sites/default/files/court-filings/state-of-new-york-et-al-v-trump-tro-2025.pdf">federal judge’s</a> temporary restraining order on federal funding freezes.</p><p>The NIH has stopped submitting study sections – meetings in which scientists peer review NIH grant funding proposals – to the <a href="https://www.federalregister.gov">Federal Register</a> after the Trump administration paused <a href="https://apnews.com/article/trump-health-communications-cdc-hhs-fda-1eeca64c1ccc324b31b779a86d3999a4">health agency communications</a>. <a href="https://www.regulations.gov/document/GSA-FMR-2022-0015-0010">By law,</a> study sections must appear on the register 15 days in advance of meetings.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/23/trump-nih-health-medical-research">Continue reading...</a>