Jay Bhattacharya, President Donald Trump ’s nominee to direct the National Institutes of Health faced questions Wednesday during his Senate confirmation hearing about how he would lead the agency and whether he would support policies handed down from Trump and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

President Donald Trump's nominee to lead the National Institutes of Health, Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, told a U.S. Senate panel he plans to focus the agency on chronic diseases, improve research integrity,

President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the National Institutes of Health answered sharp questions in a confirmation hearing Wednesday about his views on vaccines, research funding and the role scientists should play in a pandemic.