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Congress Pressed on NIH Neurology Leadership Change — Losing NINDS director threatens research momentum, AAN says by Judy George, Deputy Managing Editor, MedPage Today https://www.medpagetoday.com/neurology/generalneurology/119561?utm_campaign=KHN%3A%20First%20Edition&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_2nYrg3dugi-3VInIsFYs8zxpg83gnybHeZWGuuxy409AokxyjuJIlx5m30Tuaa7FoBjOpxJPLuUM1oM3Jz3GTwSELUw&_hsmi=400350224&utm_content=400350224&utm_source=hs_email MedPage Today: Congress Pressed On NIH Neurology Leadership Change The American Academy of Neurology (AAN) sounded the alarm after learning that Walter Koroshetz, MD, long-time director of the NIH's National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) was not reappointed for another 5-year term, asking Congress to step in immediately. In an urgent letter, the AAN pressed Senate health committee Chairman Bill Cassidy, MD (R-La.), and other key lawmakers to leverage their authority with HHS to find out why Koroshetz's appointment was not renewed despite support from the NIH review panel, and called for transparency in future leadership decisions and for any leadership change to prioritize evidence-based medicine. (George, 1/23) Stat: CDC Briefly Pauses More Than $5 Billion In Public Health Grants Federal officials have ended a brief pause of more than 100 grants totaling over $5 billion awarded to states to bolster their public health infrastructure. (Cirruzzo, 1/24) https://www.statnews.com/2026/01/24/public-health-infrastructure-grants-cdc-paused-states/?utm_campaign=KHN%3A%20First%20Edition&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--CLJ_Aow3sDPypf-Dp9LdHBqBTs-xnkCIY6I3DyzuyiLhWvC3Vf7UVfPNWzg60wtLap_UoLyaQCGVXccGj8C6KT2hDrw&_hsmi=400350224&utm_content=400350224&utm_source=hs_email