Public Health

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The National Institutes of Health building at dusk, with a lone figure standing on the steps, symbolizing new leadership and change.

NIH names Jayanta Bhattacharya to lead agency

More than half of the National Institutes of Health's leadership team, including 15 out of 27 institute directors, are now working on an acting basis under new director Jayanta Bhattacharya, according

Aram Sarkisian·May 20, 2026

World leaders and scientists in a tense meeting discussing global health crisis management, with a subtle representation of the Ebola virus in the background.

Cosmos & Space

WHO Defends Ebola Response Amid Scrutiny

In 2014, a Doctors Without Borders nurse, Kaci Hickox, was held in a tent outside a Newark hospital for three days, symptom-free.

David Grossman·May 20, 2026

Silhouettes of officials departing the NIH building under a stormy sky, symbolizing leadership instability and a critical juncture for public health.

Health & Medicine

NIH Leadership Instability Forces Top Officials to Resign or Relocate

Eight of the top 10 officials at the U.

Marcus Cole·May 20, 2026