Alison Huang, MD
@alisonhuangmd.bsky.social
Professor of medicine @UCSF, physician scientist focused on aging, women’s health, genitourinary health
Https://profiles.ucsf.edu/alison.huang
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Reposted by Alison Huang, MD
Researcher Amita Gupta has spent more than a decade planning and running a $70-million trial to study a new tuberculosis drug, enrolling ~6,000 participants in 13 countries. It might all have been for nothing.
That's because a new NIH policy has abruptly cut off billions to trials abroad. 🧪
That's because a new NIH policy has abruptly cut off billions to trials abroad. 🧪
NIH grant cuts will axe clinical trials abroad — and could leave thousands without care
US agency’s new policy could abruptly end studies of infectious diseases and cancer, leaving researchers scrambling for funds.
www.nature.com
June 2, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Researcher Amita Gupta has spent more than a decade planning and running a $70-million trial to study a new tuberculosis drug, enrolling ~6,000 participants in 13 countries. It might all have been for nothing.
That's because a new NIH policy has abruptly cut off billions to trials abroad. 🧪
That's because a new NIH policy has abruptly cut off billions to trials abroad. 🧪
Reposted by Alison Huang, MD
Science is slow, cumulative, deliberate. But defunding it is fast and reckless. One short-term budget freeze can erase decades of progress in climate science, medicine, and ocean research.
May 2, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Science is slow, cumulative, deliberate. But defunding it is fast and reckless. One short-term budget freeze can erase decades of progress in climate science, medicine, and ocean research.
Reposted by Alison Huang, MD
Reposted by Alison Huang, MD
Funding for a landmark health study, the Women's Health Initiative, was cut then reportedly restored, but researchers are still waiting for confirmation.
Despite Kennedy’s stated support, funding for Women's Health Initiative remains in limbo
Funding for a landmark health study, the Women's Health Initiative, was cut then reportedly restored, but researchers are still waiting for confirmation.
buff.ly
April 29, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Funding for a landmark health study, the Women's Health Initiative, was cut then reportedly restored, but researchers are still waiting for confirmation.