Trump nominates Jay Bhattacharya as director of National Institutes of Health

Donald Trump has nominated Jay Bhattacharya as the new Director of the National Institutes of Health. Bhattacharya is an economist and physician with a focus on health policy and vulnerable populations. Previously, the NIH has been led by long-serving officials. Bhattacharya aims to increase funding for innovative research and reduce their influence. Bhattacharya is a professor at Stanford University and has researched Covid-19 and its policy responses. He also studies the effects of aging on health and medical spending.