NIH Cuts Over $3.2 Billion in Research Funding, Impacting Public Health

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has canceled over $3.2 billion in research grants this year, according to a report by Grant Watch. The cancellation affects 2,548 grants since March, with only 80 grants reinstated, mostly focused on virus and vaccine research. Harvard Medical School, Columbia University Health Sciences, and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health reported the highest termination rates. The majority of the terminated grants addressed public health and diversity issues, with frequently used terms in their abstracts indicating a focus on cell research.

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