NIH cuts study on disease that affects mostly Black patients, citing DEI, doctor says

NIH Defunds Study on Black Infant Prematurity in Broader Crackdown on DEI Research

The NIH has terminated a study in Detroit exploring the impact of racism and poverty on birth outcomes, citing it as inconsistent with national priorities, despite a federal judge ruling that the agency's cuts to minority health research were illegal. The post NIH Defunds Study on Black Infant Prematurity in Broader Crackdown on DEI Research appeared first on The Washington Informer.

NIH cuts study on disease that affects mostly Black patients, citing DEI, doctor says

A doctor says she’s scrambling to figure out how she’ll continue her work helping sickle cell disease patients after the National Institutes of Health (NIH) cancelled her $750,000 research grant, citing DEI and divisiveness as a factor. Sickle cell disease affects about 100,000 people in the U.S., and 90% of patients are Black, according to NIH. It’s a blood disorder...