Unless the U.S. Supreme Court steps in to reverse the decision, the NIH’s attempt to cap indirect costs at 15% in all its grants is dead. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit upheld a permanent injunction Jan. 5 that was issued by a lower court, vacating an NIH supplemental guidance imposing the across-the-board cap both retroactively and prospectively.
South Korea’s National Assembly approved the largest budgets for its health ministries in 2026, including the Ministry of Health and Welfare, Ministry of Food and Drug Safety and Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency.