{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/0185cea5-9e3b-4b82-a887-26f91f92765f/67f0071374019617294a1b2f?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Trump team removes senior NIH chiefs in shock move","description":"<p>In this Podcast Extra, we hear the latest on how decisions by the Trump administration are affecting science in the US. Most recently, a purge of National Institutes of Health (NIH) leadership has seen the chiefs of multiple institutes and centres removed from their posts.</p><p><br></p><p>Plus, after cancelling nearly all NIH projects studying transgender health, the White House has directed the agency to focus on studying “regret” after a person transitions to align their body with their gender identity.</p><p><br></p><p><em>News:&nbsp;</em><a href=\"https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-01016-z\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>‘One of the darkest days’: NIH purges agency leadership amid mass layoffs</em></a></p><p><em>News:&nbsp;</em><a href=\"https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-01029-8\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Exclusive: Trump White House directs NIH to study ‘regret’ after transgender people transition</em></a></p><p><em>News:&nbsp;</em><a href=\"https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-00479-4\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Are the Trump team’s actions affecting your research? How to contact Nature</em></a></p>","author_name":"Springer Nature Limited"}