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NIH budget cuts will damage ‘The American System’

By joe-black, sandip-shah
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The Trump administration is pushing for dramatic cutbacks at the National Institutes of Health. The proposed $5.8 billion cut from the agency’s annual $32 billion budget would translate into 5,000 to 8,000 fewer grants per year for basic medical research.

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Budgets and Deficits Commentary NIH Spending