“The NIH and U.S. Healthcare in Crisis” illustrates the demise of the world’s largest public funder of biomedical research, and the leading healthcare institutions that made our nation the world’s leader in life science innovation. The U.S. research foundation is now being undermined with massive budget cuts, employee layoffs, and research program cancellations across the nation and globe.

Agencies under the NIH administration axe-cutting range from the FDA, CDC, and NIAID to the NSF, NCI, and universities, colleges and non-profit research institutions in every state. This is a first in our nation’s history, and no one knows what the final impact will be. Is the sun setting on our great institutions of research, innovation and global leadership?

Epic Cast of Characters:

Donald Trump, President | Elon Musk | Mike Johnson, Speaker of the House | Jay Bhattacharya, MD, Director, National Institutes of Health | Dave Weldon: Nominated Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | Marty MaKary, Commissioner, Food and Drug Administration | Mehmet Qz, MD, Administrator, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services | Robert Kennedy Jr., Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services | Erik Von Muis, Ph.D., Director, Centers for Human Disease Control | Michelle Mousee, MD, Ph.D., Director, Institutes for Human Research & Behavior | Dr. Randy C. Roach, Director, Human Earth Studies

Published: April 21, 2025