Trump’s Deadly Cuts to Medical Research
The Bill Press Pod
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4.7 • 601 Ratings
🗓️ 24 June 2025
⏱️ 46 minutes
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Summary
In this episode of the Bill Press Pod, Bill discusses the alarming cuts to medical and scientific research imposed by the Trump administration. Over 1,300 NIH research grants and over 150 clinical trials, including those on critical diseases like HIV, cancer, and chronic diseases, have been canceled or delayed. Colette Delawalla, founder of Stand Up for Science, talks about the detrimental impact of these cuts on the U.S.'s global leadership in science and the brain drain of scientists to other countries. Additionally, data reporter Irena Hwang from The New York Times provides insight into the extent and reasons behind these cuts, revealing that keywords linked to DEI initiatives were a significant factor in the grant cancellations. The episode highlights the far-reaching consequences for public health and scientific progress. Gift Link to the New York Times article: bit.ly/44pTQk6
Today Bill highlights the work of Collette Delawalla’s Stand up for Science organization. More information at StandupforScience.net.
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| 1:04.9 | Hello, friends and neighbors. |
| 1:08.5 | Good to see you again and welcome back to the Bill Press Pod. |
| 1:12.4 | I don't have to tell you, we live in scary times. With his reckless abuse of presidential power, |
| 1:18.6 | Donald Trump is doing so much damage on so many fronts that it's hard to keep track of it all. |
| 1:24.5 | To me, one of the most dangerous things he's doing is gutting medical and scientific |
| 1:29.5 | research across the board. America used to be the world's leader in medical science, but no |
| 1:35.8 | longer, Donald Trump has canceled over 1,100 research grants at the National Institute of |
| 1:41.5 | Health and terminated over 150 clinical trials in such important areas |
| 1:47.4 | as HIV, AIDS, cancer, mental health, substance abuse, and chronic disease. |
| 1:54.4 | Last week, a federal judge ruled that Trump's actions were illegal and ordered him to restore |
| 2:00.5 | those grants. But of course, |
| 2:02.5 | the Trump administration will appeal, so the future of this critical scientific research |
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