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RFK Jr. to lay off more NIH employees amid HHS restructuring

By CBS News  
   April 07, 2025

More employees at NIH are expected to be laid off in the coming days, multiple federal officials say, less than a week after an initial wave of cuts gutted many offices within the health research agency. The NIH was initially supposed to lose about 1,200 scientists, support staff and other officials as a result of HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s restructuring. It is unclear how many additional employees will be targeted for cuts.

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