U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director Jayanta (Jay) Bhattacharya testifies during a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on June 10, 2025.

When he steps down, he ends an extraordinary run of 38 years as the director of the National Institute of Allergies and Infectious Diseases, which is housed at the NIH. “It's been a very ...

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The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education, or SNAP-Ed, faces elimination in a GOP bill, sparking concerns about the impact on low-income Americans' health education.