$1.8 billion in NIH grant cuts hit minority health research the hardest

The cuts also target mental health and training programs

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A new study tallies federal cuts to the National Institutes of Health.

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The headlines keep coming: Another federal grant funding medical research terminated. Another lab devoted to mental health losing its funding. Another clinical trial stopped.

It’s all part of actions the Trump administration says are needed to make government more efficient or to eliminate funding related to diversity, equity and inclusion. Opponents say the cuts undermine crucial medical research, gut careers and damage U.S.