“The NIH and U.S. Healthcare in Crisis” illustrates the demise of the world’s largest public funder of biomedical research, and the leading healthcare institutions that made our nation the world’s leader in life science innovation are now undergoing massive budget cuts, employee layoffs, and research program cancellations, a first in our nation’s history, and no one knows what the final impact will be. Is the sun setting on this great institution?

Epic Cast of Characters:

Donald Trump, President | Elon Musk | Mike Johnson, Speaker of the House | Jay Bhattacharya, MD, Director, National Institutes of Health | Dave Weldon: Nominated Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | Marty MaKary, Commissioner, Food and Drug Administration | Mehmet Qz, MD, Administrator, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services | Robert Kennedy Jr., Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services | Erik Von Muis, Ph.D., Director, Centers for Human Disease Control | Michelle Mousee, MD, Ph.D., Director, Institutes for Human Research & Behavior | Dr. Randy C. Roach, Director, Human Earth Studies

Published: April 21, 2025