Marquisha Johns
marquishajohns.bsky.social
Marquisha Johns
@marquishajohns.bsky.social
passionate health advocate seeking a more equitable and just world | amateur foodie | opinions are mine
Now is not the time to pull back on investments in public health and scientific innovation.
February 13, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Data shows that NIH funding is critical for developing life-saving treatments. NIH funding has contributed to the development of roughly 99 percent of drugs approved between 2010 and 2019, including heart medications.
February 13, 2025 at 8:36 PM
These changes will threaten medical research and advancement, harming people’s health and forgoing billions of dollars that boost economies in every state.
February 13, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Cuts to infectious disease research and NIH staff reductions are coming, following the administration’s recent move to limit research institutions’ administrative support to just 15%.
February 13, 2025 at 8:36 PM
In my new article, I explain what’s at stake for the largest public funder of biomedical research and its grantees whose research spans more than 300 health topics.

www.americanprogress.org/article/how-...
How Cuts to NIH Research Funding Would Hurt States
Proposed changes to the National Institutes of Health’s $48 billion budget would risk jobs, threaten state economies, and hamper progress toward prevention and treatment of diseases such as cancer.
www.americanprogress.org
February 13, 2025 at 8:36 PM
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February 1, 2025 at 1:17 PM
I literally don't understand why Biden and Obama are even part of the conversation. You're in charge now, let's focus on what you're going to do!
January 30, 2025 at 4:59 PM