Listen: Trump’s NIH ‘Reset’ Is Driving Away Scientists By Rachana Pradhan March 20, 2026

https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/wamu-health-hub-listen-trump-nih-worker-exodus-scientists-public-health/ LISTEN: Fewer breakthroughs. Weaker responses to public health crises. That’s what some former National Institutes of Health scientists predict for the agency as thousands of researchers leave. Workers from the Washington, D.C., region spoke with KFF Health News senior correspondent Rachana Pradhan, and she appeared on WAMU’s “Health Hub” on March 18 to explain what’s behind the exodus.