Benjamin Mueller

Medical Reporter at The New York Times

Reporting on science and medicine for @nytimes. [email protected]. All tips welcome.

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Trump Administration Slashes Research Into L.G.B.T.Q. Health

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Benjamin Mueller

More than $800 million in N.I.H. grants canceled as of early May - nearly half of those terminated to date - covered the health of sexual and gender minority groups, The Times found.
On new website, Trump declares lab leak as ‘true origins’ of COVID

1 month ago | miamiherald.com | Benjamin Mueller |NYT Washington

The Trump administration has replaced the government’s main portal for information about COVID-19 with a website arguing that the virus leaked from a lab, throwing its weight behind a theory of the virus’s origins that is so far not backed by direct evidence and that many scientists consider less likely than the idea that it emerged at a wild-animal market.
Trump Declares Lab Leak as 'True Origins' of Covid on New Website

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Benjamin Mueller

Government websites that once provided basic information about the virus now redirect to a page citing a number of misleading or heavily contested claims.
16 States Sue to Restore N.I.H. Funding

2 months ago | nytimes.com | Soumya Karlamangla |Benjamin Mueller

California, Massachusetts and 14 other states sued the Trump administration on Friday for withholding grant funding from public health and medical research institutions, cuts that have forced universities to curtail research and to delay the hiring of new staff. The National Institutes of Health is the world's leading public funder of biomedical research, supporting studies on aging, substance abuse and other major issues.
Trump Administration Has Begun a War on Science, Researchers Say

2 months ago | nytimes.com | Benjamin Mueller

In recent weeks, members of the National Academy of Medicine, a nonprofit organization that provides independent health policy advice, began discussing their concerns with members of the national academies of sciences and engineering. Those conversations gave rise to the open letter, said Dr. Steven Woolf, an organizer of the letter who studies health policy at Virginia Commonwealth University.
Trump Administration Highlights: Vance to Join Trip That Drew Objections From Greenland - The New York Times

2 months ago | nytimes.com | Jeffrey Gettleman |Maya Tekeli |Maggie Haberman |Minho Kim |Erica L. Green |Chris Cameron | +10 more
Trump’s Nominee for N.I.H. Chief Faces Questions From Senators

Mar 5, 2025 | autism.einnews.com | Benjamin Mueller |Sheryl Gay Stolberg

Trump’s Nominee for N.I.H. Chief Faces Questions From SenatorsJay Bhattacharya, a health economist, gained prominence during the Covid pandemic when he argued against lockdowns.
Trump's Nominee for N.I.H. Chief Faces Questions From Senators

Mar 5, 2025 | nytimes.com | Benjamin Mueller |Sheryl Gay Stolberg

Jay Bhattacharya, a health economist, gained prominence during the Covid pandemic when he argued against lockdowns. Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, a Stanford economist, in 2023. Credit... Kenny Holston/The New York Times Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, a Stanford University health economist who came to prominence crusading against lockdowns during the coronavirus pandemic, faced questioning from the Senate health committee on Wednesday morning as President Trump's nominee to direct the National Institutes of Health.
President Trump vs. Medical Research

Feb 25, 2025 | ourcommunitynow.com | Benjamin Mueller

Share The Trump administration stormed into office, loudly firing workers and closing diversity programs. But behind the scenes, it has also brought biomedical research to the brink of crisis by holding up much of the $47 billion the United States spends on the field every year.The world’s leading medical labs can be found in the United States, and they rely on grants from the National Institutes of Health.
Trump Administration Stalls Scientific Research Despite Court Ruling

Feb 21, 2025 | nytimes.com | Benjamin Mueller

The Trump administration has blocked key parts of the federal government's apparatus for funding biomedical research, effectively halting progress on much of the country's future work on illnesses like cancer and addiction despite a federal judge's order to release grant money. The blockage, outlined in internal government memos, stems from an order forbidding health officials from giving public notice of upcoming grant review meetings.

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