Federal Funding Cuts Threaten U.S. Medical Research and Public Health
The NIH has terminated over 1,450 grants worth more than $750 million since the Trump administration, citing waste and misaligned priorities, which has severely impacted ongoing biomedical research, especially projects related to health disparities, LGBTQ+ health, and disease prevention, raising concerns about the politicization of science and its long-term effects on medical progress.