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Vanderbilt University Medical Center will cut at least $250M as federal government slashes health spending

Catherine Sweeney

March 30, 2025

VUMC Vanderbilt

CEO Jeff Balser informed his staff about the reductions in a video last week. The transcript says the cuts are happening because of “actions being taken in D.C.” It doesn’t mention specific policies or any federal officials by name.

Filed Under: Health Care, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: National Institutes of Health, Trump Administration, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, VUMC

Hundreds gather to protest cuts to medical research funding, crackdowns on DEI

Catherine Sweeney

March 7, 2025

Amid a federal government crackdown on academic and research institutions, hundreds of protesters filled the Tennessee State Capitol steps in downtown Nashville.

Filed Under: Health Care, Politics, Science, WPLN News Tagged With: HHS, National Institutes of Health, NIH, Robert F. Kennedy, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

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