In article in “Nature” published 15 December 2025, Grant cuts, arrests, lay-offs: Trump made 2025 a tumultuous year for science the article says, among-things “The administration cancelled tens of billions of dollars in research grants to universities to force the adoption of policies on hiring and admissions, policing of campuses, curricula and other factors. https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-04051-y
They (the six Surgeon General of the US) wrote that he (Robert F. Kennedy Jr) was “endangering the health of the nation” by amplifying misinformation and undermining public confidence in medicine and the very public-health agency that he oversees.
Najeeb Al-Shorbaji
HIFA profile: Najeeb Al-Shorbaji recently retired from the World Health Organization (WHO), where he has worked since 1988 in different capacities. He was most recently Director of the Knowledge, Ethics and Research Department at WHO headquarters, Geneva. Previously he was Coordinator for Knowledge Management and Sharing in EMRO (Eastern Mediterranean Regional Office), Egypt. He is a member of a number of national and international professional societies and associations specialised in information management and health informatics. He has authored over 100 research papers and articles presented in various conferences and published in professional journals. He is also a member of the HIFA steering group. Email: shorbajin AT gmail.com https://www.hifa.org/support/members/najeeb