NIH Staff Reductions: Impact on Cancer Treatment Delivery and Research
NIH Staff Reductions: Impact on Cancer Treatment Delivery and Research Recent staff reductions at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have resulted in significant delays for patients receiving specialized cancer treatments, raising concerns about the impact on healthcare delivery and medical research. The Washington Post reported on June 18th that cuts to skilled lab technicians have drastically reduced the production capacity for immune-cell therapies used to treat metastatic cancer. Prior to the staff reductions, the NIH team could produce treatments…