This story was originally published by Propublica.
Employees of the National Cancer Institute, which is part of the National Institutes of Health, received internal guidance last week to mark manuscripts, presentations or other communication for control if they tackle the “controversial, controversial or sensitive” topics. Among the 23 hot-button problems, according to internal records that are assessed by propublica: vaccines, fluoride, peanut allergies, autism.
Although it is not uncommon for the Cancer Institute to outline a number of administration epiorities, the scope and scale of the list of the list are unprecedented and very unusual, six employees who talked about the condition of anonymity said they were not authorized to give public comments. All materials must be assessed by an institute 'Opvuantam', according to the records, and can be investigated by civil servants of the NIH or its umbrella agency, the US Department of Public Health and Human Services.
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