NIH Cuts Funding, Affects 74,000 Patients

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Over 74,000 people in experiments were affected by NIH funding cuts. Funding stopped for 383 studies testing new treatments for serious diseases.

These funding cuts likely made patients' lives much harder. Some lost medicine access or joined trials that never started.

The lost research hurts patients who need new treatments. People might not trust doctors and institutions for future studies.

A spokesperson said NIH is changing its main goals. He said some trials put ideas over good scientific study.

The NIH has cut many research projects in recent years. Scientists signed a letter saying these cuts harm Americans' health.

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How many people were affected by NIH funding cuts?

Over 74,000 people were affected.

What happened to the studies testing new treatments?

Funding stopped for 383 studies.

What do scientists say about the funding cuts?

Scientists say these cuts harm Americans' health.

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