The Trump administration’s effort to cut back on federal funding for the National Institute of Health for research programs at universities and medical systems has been blocked nationwide.

In this week's InnovationRx newsletter, federal judges halt Trump's cuts to NIH research payments, rural hospitals' ongoing financial struggles, a major measles outbreak and a new treatment for a rare neurological condition.

A federal judge in Boston has ordered a temporary pause nationwide on plans by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to substantially reduce “indirect” research payments to universities,

A federal judge paused cuts that the Trump administration had made to funding for public health research, but Monday’s temporary restraining order will apply only in the 22 Democratic-led states that brought a lawsuit challenging the reduction in funding.

A federal judge blocked NIH funding cuts that could impact medical research. The cuts would have capped indirect research costs at 15%. Health officials say cuts ig

The funds, known as “indirect costs,” help universities maintain expensive labs and other infrastructure. Trump’s administration seeks to cut that funding by roughly half the current amount.

A federal judge issued a nationwide temporary pause on plans by the NIH to substantially slash research overhead payments.