NIH funding cuts threaten research on sickle cell disease
Season 2025
Episode 193
About the Episode
So far in 2025, the Trump administration has cut more than $1 billion in NIH grants. That includes a study on sickle cell disease, a blood disorder that affects roughly 100,000 people in the U.S. According to the CDC, 90% of them are Black. Ali Rogin speaks with Dr. Charity Oyedeji, a Duke University hematologist whose research grant was terminated, to learn more.
Aired:
| Expires: | Runtime: 5m 23s
Recent Episodes
Extras
-
Search for justice continues for Argentina’s disappeared
Search for justice continues for Argentina’s disappeared, nearly 50 years later7:50 -
News Wrap: Trump announces 30% tariffs on Mexico and EU
News Wrap: Trump announces 30% tariffs on goods from Mexico and EU2:17 -
New analysis reveals FEMA missed major flood risks in Texas
FEMA missed major flood risks at Camp Mystic in Texas, new analysis reveals5:18 -
Moo Deng, baby hippo who took social media by storm, turns 1
Moo Deng, the baby hippo who took social media by storm, turns 12:45 -
Trump tours catastrophic flood damage in central Texas
Trump tours catastrophic flood damage in central Texas, defends state and federal response2:55 -
News Wrap: State Department lays off more than 1,300
News Wrap: State Department lays off more than 1,300 in latest cuts to federal workforce6:01 -
Grieving daughter says mother’s death in flood was avoidable
Grieving daughter says mother’s death in Texas flood was avoidable10:32 -
How the toy industry is facing Trump's tariffs
How the toy industry is feeling the effects of Trump's tariffs6:20 -
PKK begins disarming in step toward peace with Turkey
After decades of insurgency against Turkey, PKK begins disarming in step toward peace9:17 -
Remembering presidential advisor David Gergen
Remembering presidential advisor and political analyst David Gergen5:19
