A federal judge on Wednesday paused cuts to health funding nationwide in response to a lawsuit filed by Oregon and 21 other states against the Trump administration. Universities and Democratic-led states warned the cuts would lead to layoffs, lab closures and a curtailment of scientific and medical studies.

Scientists, researchers and students from several Oregon universities were among the crowd of more than 500 people rallying against federal directives threatening funding for scie

The preliminary injunction prevents the Trump administration from going through with the cuts while the judge hears arguments in lawsuits seeking to stop them. Among those suits is one filed by Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield and 21 other attorneys general. The injunction applies to all states, not just those that joined the legal action.

Most of the 80,000 federal workers responsible for researching diseases, inspecting food and administering Medicare and Medicaid under the

Hundreds gathered at the Oregon State Capitol on Friday as part of a nationwide "Stand Up for Science" rally advocating for federal support of research and scientists. Scientists, students, advocates and community members held signs and led chants protesting recent mass layoffs and funding cuts at the direction of the Trump administration.

President Donald Trump's nominee to lead the National Institutes of Health is promising to help restore trust in medical research. Dr.

Oregon Health and Science University had an agreed upon reimbursement rate for those costs of 56%. The cuts would save more than $4 billion per year, the National Institutes of Health said in a ...