CBS News: How cuts at the National Institutes of Health could impact Americans' health

60 Minutes Overtime How cuts at the National Institutes of Health could impact Americans' health 60-minutes-overtime By Ashley Velie, Eliza Costas Updated on: April 27, 2025 / 7:46 PM EDT / CBS News When President Trump took office in January, he tapped the Department of Government Efficiency, known as DOGE, to shrink the federal government. The National Institutes of Health, the largest funder of biomedical research in the world, has since fired 1,300 employees and cancelled more than $2 billion in federal research grants.

Dr. Francis Collins, who led the agency for 12 years under three administrations, says this aggressive downsizing could impact the health of Americans for generations to come.