A federal judge on Wednesday paused cuts to health funding nationwide in response to a lawsuit filed by Oregon and 21 other states against the Trump administration. Universities and Democratic-led states warned the cuts would lead to layoffs, lab closures and a curtailment of scientific and medical studies.

The Trump administration’s proposed funding cuts from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) will remain halted thanks to an injunction that was granted by a federal judge

Grant funding cuts pose irreparable harm to research institutions, a federal judge said in an order granting a nationwide preliminary injunction.

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A federal judge has blocked the cuts while lawsuits move through the courts but it has caused uncertainty and anxiety among research staff.

A top official at Boston Children’s Hospital said vaccine-related contracts between the medical facility and multiple federal agencies have “stopped” amid President Donald Trump’s efforts to slash

The president of Boston Children's Hospital said cuts affecting the National Institutes of Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and Food and Drug Administration have begun to halt the hospital's research,

Healey said that the cuts will jeopardize lives and stop important research that can save lives at Boston Children's Hospital.