Scores of scientists at the National Institutes of Health sent a letter titled the Bethesda Declaration to criticize policies that undermine the department’s mission and health globally. The letter claims that “NIH trials are being halted without regard to participant safety,” raising concerns about ethics in research.
NIH employees have expressed a “culture of fear and suppression” in the federal civil service under President Donald Trump’s administration.
Jenna Norton, who works for the NIH, discussed the NIH’s issues at a forum with Sen. Angela Alsobrooks, emphasizing the agency-wide disapproval of the current direction.
