NIH Topical Steroid Withdrawal Study Stalls Amid Federal Disruptions
An NIH study aimed at understanding topical steroid withdrawal (TSW), a painful skin condition, was halted due to federal budget cuts and layoffs, delaying crucial research and leaving patients without definitive answers. Despite initial promising findings suggesting microbiological differences in TSW, subsequent studies were paused, highlighting the challenges of researching contested illnesses amid bureaucratic and political upheaval.
