Medical Research Funding Cuts and Their Fallout

This chapter examines significant funding cuts to medical research by the Trump administration, particularly at Harvard's T.H. Chan School of Public Health. It addresses the detrimental effects on vital research areas like multiple sclerosis and ALS, as well as the political motivations behind these cuts. Additionally, it features insights from a Harvard professor on the urgent need for funding to tackle public health threats and the ongoing struggles facing local economies in a competitive congressional district.