NIH Cancels Funding For Dozens Of HIV Studies

CNN (3/25, Christensen) reports that the National Institutes of Health “has eliminated funding for dozens of HIV-related research grants, according to a US Department of Health and Human Services database that was updated last week, halting studies and threatening patient care across the country.” Several researchers warned that “the cuts put a stop to hopes of ending HIV in the US and around the world.” Experts further worry the Administration “will slash CDC’s HIV office and its budget. For the 2023 fiscal year, that was nearly $1.3 billion to prevent and control HIV, viral hepatitis, tuberculosis and infectious disease.” The immediate future is uncertain for researchers, “and the long-term future feels bleak.” The NIH explained the elimination of the grants was “in accordance with the Presidential Memo ‘Radical Transparency About Wasteful Spending.’”