What you missed in April: Shake-ups, layoffs, and NIH updates

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My Account    STAT+ Check out last month's top stories. If you like what you see, join the STAT+ community today – and enjoy 25% off your first year with code LOYAL25. Photo illustration/STAT 1   A running list of senior FDA officials who have left the agency By Lizzy Lawrence and J. Emory Parker The clinical center at the NIH campus in Bethesda, Md.NIH 2   Trump budget draft proposes NIH consolidation and 40% spending cut By Megan Molteni, Jonathan Wosen, and Anil Oza Akeso's headquarters in Zhongshan, China. Courtesy Akeso 3   Akeso wins Chinese approval for cancer drug positioned to rival Merck's Keytruda By Jonathan Wosen 25% off STAT+ Get 25% off your first year of STAT+ with discount code LOYAL25. SUBSCRIBE NOW More Top Stories 4   Five NIH institute directors and numerous lab heads ousted in unprecedented shake-up By Megan Molteni, Jonathan Wosen, and Jason Mast 5   NIH said to have halted awarding of new grants to top universities By Anil Oza and Megan Molteni 6   HHS starts layoffs of thousands of workers across its agencies By Helen Branswell, Lizzy Lawrence, Sarah Owermohle, and Andrew Joseph 7   No new autism registry, HHS says, walking back NIH director's claim By O. Rose Broderick 8   Inside U.S. health agencies, workers confront chaos and questions as operations come unglued By STAT Staff 9   Trump's first 100 days, seen through 5 lives: Grants terminated. Dreams crushed. Futures in the balance by STAT Staff 10   NIH bans all future grants to universities with DEI programs or Israel boycotts By Anil Oza read more STAT, 1 Exchange Place, Boston, MA ©2025, All Rights Reserved. I no longer wish to receive STAT emails Update Newsletter Preferences • Contact Us • Advertise with Us