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  2. Jul 8, 2026
Hundreds of Physicians Call on RFK Jr. to End Primate Experiments and Accelerate Human-Based Science

WASHINGTON, D.C.—More than 550 physicians are calling on Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to direct the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to phase out primate experimentation in favor of modern, human-based research methods that better predict human health outcomes.

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