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Proposed cuts to NIH funding would have ripple effects on research that could hamper the US for decades

  • Written by Mohammad S. Jalali, Associate Professor, Systems Science and Policy, Harvard University
imageThe NIH is a node in an interconnected system producing health and medical advances. Anchalee Phanmaha/Moment via Getty Images

In May 2025, the White House proposed reducing the budget of the National Institutes of Health by roughly 40% – from about US$48 billion to $27 billion. Such a move would return NIH funding to levels last seen in 2007....

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