Since assuming control of the US health department, Robert F Kennedy Jr is pushing to revise the federal health landscape amidst significant challenges. His office's oversight of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) is crucial but has already seen nearly 800 research projects canceled. Plans to cut the NIH budget by up to 40% and consolidate its numerous agencies pose further risks to medical research in various fields, from cancer to diabetes. The current administration's focus on political agendas could hinder crucial healthcare advancements that depend on sustained research funding.
Since Robert F Kennedy Jr assumed control of the US health department in February, he has moved quickly to remake the US's federal health infrastructure.
The administration wants to cut the NIH's budget up to 40% while consolidating its 27 agencies into just eight area-focused ones.
Kennedy's agency has killed almost 800 active projects, affecting medical research into HIV/Aids, diabetes, women's health, heart disease, cancer, Alzheimer's and more.
Medical research is a wonkish issue usually kept far away from political discussions, but public and private investments have seeded a wave of potential cures.
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