Paragon Backs Major NIH Overhaul As Employees Allege Bhattacharya Is Politicizing Science

In a one-two punch to the nation’s top biomedical research agency, a new report from the conservative Paragon Health Institute advocates a sweeping overhaul of the National Institutes of Health seemingly backing the administration’s bid to cut NIH by 40%, coming as agency employees separately stage a rare internal revolt alleging Director Jay Bhattacharya is politicizing science, gutting critical research, and betraying the agency’s core mission of academic freedom and scientific integrity.