Senators grill NIH director in budget hearing: 4 takeaways

National Institutes of Health Director Jay Bhattacharya faced questions from senators during an Appropriations subcommittee proceeding Tuesday, arsenic the national authorities bureau has taken hits to its staffing levels and grant-making quality since nether President Trump.   Senators focused connected the Trump administration’s requested 2026 budget, which calls for cutting NIH’s backing by $18 cardinal from…