Trump administration ending multiple HIV vaccine studies
"This is a setback of probably a decade for HIV vaccine research," one scientist said.
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"This is a setback of probably a decade for HIV vaccine research," one scientist said.
Dr. Timothy Johnson says that by cutting more than $1.8 billion in grants from the National Institutes of Health, the Trump administration risks destroying America's medical research infrastructure and prompting a "brain drain" of scientists to other countries.
The Trump administration's cuts to medical research grants have disrupted awards once backed by former President Joe Biden's "Cancer Moonshot" initiative.
The autism study is planning to link confidential data "with broad coverage in the U.S. population" in one place for the first time.
Several mental health advocates gathered Wednesday to decry the potential cuts to mental health funding.
The National Institutes of Health says the cuts will save more than $4 billion a year, but critics say it puts potentially lifesaving research in jeopardy.
The president of the University of Minnesota said a slash in funding for medical research grants by the National Institutes of Health could have "serious consequences" for patients in the state.
