U.S. medical research is at a precipice as President Trump proposes cutting $18 billion from the National Institutes of Health.

A federal judge ruled that some of the grant terminations by the National Institutes of Health on DEI grounds are “void and illegal.”

A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to restore hundreds of grants from the National Institutes of Health that were cut over “disfavored topics and populations,” including diversity, equity and inclusion, according to published reports.

A federal judge in Massachusetts on Monday ordered the National Institutes of Health to restore hundreds of research grants the Trump administration terminated earlier this year, STAT News reported .

Hundreds of workers at the National Institutes of Health on Monday openly protested the Trump administration’s cuts to the agency and consequences for human lives, writing in a sharply worded letter that its actions are causing “a dramatic reduction in life-saving research.

The Reagan-appointed judge ordered the NIH to restore funds for research related to racial minorities and LGBTQ+ people.

The Trump administration’s cuts to federal funding and hiring freezes at colleges and universities come at a crucial time, destabilizing the nation's research infrastructure and prompting many scientists to continue their work abroad if its future remains uncertain in the U.

The Health and Human Services agency wants to produce a “bold, edgy” national campaign that educates the public on ultra-processed foods and diabetes risk.

The proposed budget for the Department of Health and Human Services slashes CDC and NIH funding in favor of the new Administration for a Healthy America.