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RFK Jr. wants NIH's 47 billion budget cut to $27 billion: a ~40% cut. And he wants NIH’s 27 institutes and centers cut into just eight. [More inside] (archive.ph)

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The proposal would reduce the more than $47 billion budget of the NIH to $27 billion — a roughly 40 percent cut. It would consolidate NIH’s 27 institutes and centers into just eight. Some of its institutes and centers would be eliminated, including the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities and the National Institute of Nursing Research.

There's a lot more horrible stuff in the article.

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Folding 27 NIH institutes and centers down into 8, which is even worse than the rumored plan for 15, is catastrophic for American biomedical research. Completely insane.

https://subium.com/profile/davelevitan.bsky.social/post/3lmxuwuk6qc2j

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[–] InevitableSwing@hexbear.net 3 points 2 days ago

Maybe - as usual - I credit the right-wing with far too much sanity? Now I can imagine a "moderate" right-wing influencer saying...

"Trump is saving money. Lots of money. And he's killing woke nonsense. This might surprise you but curing cancer is woke if the federal government is involved. Look, it's really, really expensive. So what Trump is doing is not just practical - it's great! Let the free market work on that stuff. Why do we have to pay for it!"