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New NIH Director Dr. Jay Bhattacharya: “Science Should Not Be Partisan”

Season 2025 Episode 7275 | 18m 24s

Pres. Trump's second term has caused uncertainty for the medical research community, with cuts to research funding and attacks on vaccination policy. Dr. Bhattacharya, Director of the National Institutes of Health, talks to Walter Isaacson about his plans for confronting challenges facing the agency.

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