With Deep N.I.H. Cuts, Research Into Health Disparities Falters

“‘It’s like they erased the problem,’ Dr. Slaughter-Acey said.” www.nytimes.com/2025/08/13/h...

DEI Health Research Cuts Put US Medical Breakthroughs at Risk The Trump administration’s decision to cut roughly $2 billion in NIH grants have jeopardized future research, forcing scientists to think about how they’ll operate without the US government as a relia...

CPC Fellow Jaime Slaughter-Acey says health science research cuts put medical breakthroughs at risk. "What we're doing matters for every mom and baby in this country."
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A professor had a $2.4m grant to study Black maternal health. Then Trump was elected Jaime Slaughter-Acey said it was ‘heartbreaking’ to discover her study on Black maternal health was cancelled after the Trump administration’s NIH cuts

CPC Fellow Jamie Slaughter-Acey says cuts to federal research funding are part of a larger pattern of political interference in science that puts the health of all people at risk.
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On Thursday, the Trump administration asked the Supreme Court to grant them a stay on the Massachusetts vs Kennedy/ APHA vs NIH ruling. This decision will occur on the shadow docket, with no formal hearing.

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Federal grant for study of Detroit moms, babies pulled at halfway point The race-based element of the research might have put it in the crosshairs of the White House's bid to defund diversity, equity and inclusion programs.

The race-based element of the research might have put it in the crosshairs of the White House's bid to defund diversity, equity and inclusion programs.

The fact that we have to prove a human therapist provides better text-based CBT than ChatGPT is mind blowing. #AI should not be thought of as a replacement for people. #Humanity needs humans and humans need humanity‼️

Nearly 800 NIH grants have been terminated so far, including some focused on HIV and AIDS, trans health, and COVID-19, after researchers were told their work was no longer an agency priority. https://cbsn.ws/3YkDndI

Thank you Usha for telling my story so beautifully in @statnews.com ❤️
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Burden in Grace ( #contedrawing on toned paper)
After #Rodin’s #FallenCaryatid
Rodin’s sculpture speaks to physical & symbolic weight;
My drawing explores the quiet, almost meditative #strength in the act of bearing.

#artoftheday
#sketchbook

Day by day, how Trump is roiling science and health STAT is tracking, day by day, what's happened in the words of science and health during the first months of the Trump administration.

I made a timeline of all the actions in Trump's (almost) first 100 days that have upended science and health. It was staggering to me to see it all in one place, even though I reported on many on these events. www.statnews.com/2025/04/24/t...

American #history may be fraught with injustices, but also with far more brave Americans willing to stand up for #justice each and every time. Preserving our investment in #education is vital for continuing this legacy.
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@lisamjarvis.bsky.social you are spot on!

A beeswarm chart of canceled NIH grants showing the years into each project when the funding was pulled. Each dot represents a terminated grant and is colored by the number of publications associated with the project: none, one to four or five or more. The grants are separated into thee rows based on the award type (R01, U01, U54). RO1 research projects had the most terminations, which occurred at all stages of research, from the project onset to 7+ years in. Most grants were canceled short of the 4-5 year lifespan of a typical grant, and 40% of R01s had no publications at the time of termination. Projects that had been active for longer had more publications, suggesting that more findings are disseminated in the later stages of these grants.

In terminating hundreds of NIH grants, the Trump administration dumped years of investment down the drain. In my latest @opinion.bloomberg.com column, we analyzed the cancelled projects & talked to scientists to understand just how much the public loses out. It's a lot: tinyurl.com/bdey86su

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🗳️ #Advocate -Let your elected leaders know you support publicly funded science matters—and that you’re paying attention.

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🧵🪡 Your messages of encouragement & outrage have reminded me that we’re not alone.
We’re still here 👋, still doing the work—and still building something BIGGER than a single grant because #BlackMammasMatter.
#StandUpForScience
#HealthEquity

🧵🪡 #LIFE2Study was never just about data.
It is a critical effort to understand how lifelong social environment—eg, stress, support, and lived experiences—can shape biological processes & health across generations. 💜
#BMHW

🧵🪡 Black moms have faced higher #maternalmortality rates than white moms for over a century in the U.S.
Our research was about moms and babies & building a future where every mom and baby has the right to thrive—regardless of race, zip code, or income. #LIFE2Study #BlackMaternalHealth #PublicHealth

🧵It’s #BlackMaternalHealthWeek -a time to center Black moms & a need for action.
I’m reflecting on what this means in a year when our #NIH grant “Looking Back to Look Forward: Social Environment Across the Lifecourse, Epigenetics, & Birth Outcomes in Black Families” was terminated.
#MedSky #EpiSky

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That would be great! DM me.

Yes, the title had “Black families” in it.

Will do!

We’re working on figuring out the options.

This is why I had to share my about my experience.

Last Friday, 1,000 more NIH biomedical research projects were defunded with no notice

Here’s a word cloud of canceled grants, based on their titles

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Together, we can advocate for the support & continuation of research that addresses the health needs of all mothers & babies, and work towards a healthier, more equitable society.🪡

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