SCIENTISTS EXPECT MAJOR ‘MEDICAL BREAKTHROUGHS’ DESPITE TRUMP’S CAP ON NIH RESEARCH FUNDING If the new policy stands ... NIH calculated that would save the agency $4 billion a year. Officials at Johns Hopkins University said the cuts would end ...

A federal judge on Friday again blocked the Trump administration's drastic cuts in medical research funding that many scientists say will endanger patients and delay new lifesaving studies.

Federal funding for medical research has dropped by roughly $1 billion this year, raising alarm among universities, medical centers and lawmakers who warn the shortfall could slow progress in cancer,