Administration Announces a 100 Percent Potential Tariff on Branded or Patented Pharmaceuticals

President Trump posted the following on Truth Social on Thursday, September 25, 2025: “Starting October 1st, 2025, we will be imposing a 100% Tariff on any branded or patented Pharmaceutical Product, unless a Company IS BUILDING their Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Plant in America. “IS BUILDING” will be defined as, “breaking ground” and/or “under construction.” There will, therefore, be no Tariff on these Pharmaceutical Products if construction has started. Thank you for your attention to this matter!” Source: https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/115267512131958759Continue reading

NIH Launches $50M Autism Data Science Initiative to Unlock Causes and Improve Outcomes

The National Institutes of Health has launched the Autism Data Science Initiative (ADSI) <https://dpcpsi.nih.gov/autism-data-science-initiative>, a landmark research effort that will harness large-scale data resources to explore contributors to the causes and rising prevalence of autism spectrum disorder. More than $50 million in awards <https://dpcpsi.nih.gov/autism-data-science-initiative/funded-research>will support 13 pioneering projects that draw on genomic, epigenomic, metabolomic, proteomic, clinical, behavioral and autism services data. These projects will integrate, aggregate and analyze existing data resources, generate targeted new data and validate findings through independent replication hubs.Continue reading

NIH Launches Landmark Project on Whole-Person Health and Function

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has launched an effort to advance research on whole-person health and create an integrated knowledge network of healthy physiological function. Whole person health involves looking at the whole person—not just separate organs or body systems—and considering multiple factors that promote health. For example, a multicomponent lifestyle intervention including healthy diet, physical activity and stress management may improve multiple and interconnected aspects of health including cardiovascular (e.g. blood pressure), metabolic (e.g. glucose metabolism) and musculoskeletal function (e.g. muscle strength).Continue reading