Earlier this month, a Trump administration plan to cut the National Institutes of Health budget by more than 40% was leaked to the press.

The preliminary budget sent shockwaves through the nation’s health agency but also, the wider scientific community that relies on the NIH to fund research.

Since January, 1,300 NIH employees have been fired and more than $2 billion in research grants cancelled.

It’s all part of the administration’s effort to shrink the federal government, an effort led by the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE.

Tonight, you will hear from an NIH insider about the immediate impact of the cuts on research and patients.

Be sure to try and watch John Oliver’s 4/27 show and his analysis of the cuts to the CDC.