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This photo provided by the National Institutes of Health shows the James H. Shannon Building on the NIH campus in Bethesda, Md., in 2015.

Federal judge blocks drastic funding cuts to NIH research

A federal judge is preventing the Trump administration from drastically cutting medical research funding. Scientists say the policy will endanger patients and delay new lifesaving discoveries.

Medical researchers from universities and the National Institutes of Health rally near the Health and Human Services headquarters to protest federal budget cuts Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025, in Washington.

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Judge extends temporary block to huge cuts in National Institutes of Health research funding

Lauran Neergaard | Associated Press

A federal judge is continuing to block the Trump administration’s drastic cuts in medical research funding. Scientists say the policy will endanger patients and delay new lifesaving discoveries.

President Donald Trump arrives on the South Lawn of the White House, in Washington, Monday, Feb. 10, 2025.

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Scientists warn Trump's medical research cuts endanger patients as judge blocks the move for now

Michael Casey | Associated Press

Scientists warn the Trump administration’s drastic cuts for medical research endanger patients, will cost thousands of jobs and threaten America’s standing as a world leader in science and innovation.