Trump's chilling effect on medical research
Inside the largest funder of biomedical research in the world, the past six weeks have been chaos. The NIH has long been a driver of scientific discoveries on treatments for diseases from cancer to covid – but under Trump, its future is uncertain.
The National Institutes of Health is a sprawling and complex institution that supports the work of hundreds of thousands of scientists at universities and labs across the country.
Since Trump’s inauguration that work has been stymied by confusion and uncertainty – potentially delaying or even preventing important medical research.
The Post’s science reporter Carolyn Johnson has been reporting on the turmoil at NIH and talks to Martine about how it could impact a generation of scientists.
Today’s show was produced by Emma Talkoff and Elana Gordon. It was edited by Maggie Penman and mixed by Sam Bair. Elana Gordon contributed reporting.
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