Former NIH director Monica Bertagnolli expresses deep concern over the turmoil affecting U.S. health agencies, especially amid the Trump administration’s directives and possible confirmation of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as head of HHS. The scientific community is alarmed by halts in research-grant reviews and the administration's mandate to overhaul health priorities, especially given Kennedy's controversial stance on vaccination. Bertagnolli emphasizes the detrimental effects of anti-science attitudes and calls for responsible engagement with science to ensure its effective functioning in society.
It's great to have discussions about the uses or priorities of science, but anti-science is harmful to us all.
Everybody recognizes that when science is under attack, that's really a big detriment to the agency and to people.
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