{"id":2162343,"date":"2026-03-06T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/?post_type=article&p=2162343"},"modified":"2026-04-22T15:20:17","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T19:20:17","slug":"nih-national-institutes-of-health-scientist-exodus-disease-treatments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/health-industry\/nih-national-institutes-of-health-scientist-exodus-disease-treatments\/","title":{"rendered":"Six Federal Scientists Run Out by Trump Talk About the Work Left Undone"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Six Federal Scientists Run Out by Trump Talk About the Work Left Undone<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

\u201cThere\u2019s been a fundamental destruction,\u201d one researcher said. It\u2019s going to \u201ctake a very, very long time to rebuild.\u201d<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t

\n\t\t\t\tSylvia Chou quit her job at the National Cancer Institute in January, after working for the agency for more than 15 years. She says the Trump administration took a \u201csledgehammer\u201d to the agency.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t (Eric Harkleroad\/KFF Health News)<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Six Federal Scientists Run Out by Trump Talk About the Work Left Undone<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

\u201cThere\u2019s been a fundamental destruction,\u201d one researcher said. It\u2019s going to \u201ctake a very, very long time to rebuild.\u201d<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t

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