Cures in Crisis
The Trump administration’s budget cuts to medical research is having devastating repercussions. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is the largest supporter of biomedical research in the world. It is responsible for lowering deaths from heart disease and strokes by 75%. Research on statin drugs, antidepressants, and insulin, have all been funded by NIH. Due to extreme DOGE cuts, research on childhood cancers, dementia and stroke have slowed and/or stopped at the agency.
Health experts call Trump’s medical research cuts “reckless destruction”
CBS Sunday Morning – May 25, 2025
Northwestern, UIC medical researchers reeling from Trump funding cuts
Chicago Sun-Times – May 27, 2025
Scientists fear Trump administration cuts to NIH could impact the health of Americans for generations
CBS 60 Minutes – April 27, 2025
Trump administration health research cuts total $1.8 billion, analysis finds
Reuters – May 8, 2025