Scientific policy

US Health Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr. wants to disband the committee responsible for science-based preventive medicine and replace it with politicians. Illustration: depositphotos.com

Double whammy: NIH budget cuts and elimination of preventive medicine threaten public health in the US and around the world

New study warns that the sharp cuts to the NIH and Kennedy's desire to dismantle the body of recommendations for preventive medicine could lead to an increase in morbidity, distrust in the medical establishment, and dependence on expensive and inaccessible medicine
US President Donald Trump and his personal advisor on demolitions Elon Musk. Illustration prepared using ideogram.ai

Attack on Science: How the Second Trump Administration Shaped the Fate of Science in the US in 30 Days

The damage to scientific infrastructure and international collaboration networks—especially in the fields of biomedical and climate research—could be irreversible, and undermine the United States' ability to maintain its position as a global leader in science and innovation in the coming decades.