STAT February 14, 2025
Matthew Herper

‘The number of cures we won’t get and scientific advances we won’t have as a result of these cuts are uncountable’

Even before Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was confirmed as health secretary on Thursday, the Trump administration started bludgeoning the U.S government’s health care infrastructure — including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Institutes of Health — with one shuddering impact after another.

The resulting fear among employees could reshape the government as much as the actions themselves.

“If I were bird flu...

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