The National Institutes of Health allocated its complete 2026 extramural research budget of $35.3 billion by the end of September. The funding supported a record number of early-stage investigators, with 1,648 recipients representing a 25% increase compared to the ten-year average. The NIH distributed 17,543 new grants and renewals, slightly exceeding the previous year’s total but falling below recent historical averages. The agency also introduced Generation Discovery, a new initiative designed to recruit 100 early-career researchers into its intramural research division.
Health emergencies continued across multiple regions this week. The Democratic Republic of Congo reported 8,809 Ebola cases with 4,242 deaths, with the virus recently spreading to the Alimbongo health zone. Transmission rates remain intense, though weekly case increases have moderated slightly. Two vaccine candidates for the Bundibugyo Ebola virus entered phase 1B clinical trials. Meanwhile, polio cases emerged in three countries: Pakistan reported one wild poliovirus infection, the Democratic Republic of Congo documented six circulating vaccine-derived cases, and South Sudan identified six circulating vaccine-derived infections.
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