AHA: Trump budget would deal devastating blow to health research
American Heart Association President Steven Houser, Ph.D., FAHA. issued the following comments on President Trump’s proposed budget for fiscal year 2018:
“President Trump’s budget deals a devastating blow to medical research by slashing the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) funding by $7.2 billion. A cut of this magnitude would force promising research to be left unfinished, or worse, put on hold. The hope of too many Americans rests on NIH-funded research and breakthrough medical advancements, including preventing, treating and ultimately curing cardiovascular disease (CVD).