Large cuts in public funding in the US medical research field by the Trump government

A US Federal Service responsible for medical research has announced a large cut of its funding to universities and research centers, a decision that was strongly criticized by the scientific and academic community. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) have announced Friday that they put a 15% ceiling on the “indirect cost” covered by research, well below “60% and now charging some institutes today”. “This change will allow more than $ 4 billion per year,” the service added via X. “Target funds are used to finance absolutely essential tools, facilities and staff that do the survey feasible,” he said yesterday, “said Saturday. A spokesman for John Hopkins University, citing “computers to which clinical data is stored”. “We are deeply worried about the potential consequences for scientific and medical research in the US,” he added. Sudden decline in funds may hurt research in various fields, for example for cancer or […]
Source: News Beast

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