Journalists Recap State of NIH Cancer Research and Abortion Law's Effect on Clinical Decisions

KFF Health News chief Washington correspondent Julie Rovner discussed Trump administration cuts to the National Institutes of Health on WNYC’s “The Brian Lehrer Show” on June 3.

Click here to hear Rovner on “The Brian Lehrer Show.”

KFF Health News Southern correspondent Sam Whitehead discussed Georgia’s abortion laws on WUGA’s “The Georgia Health Report” on May 30.

Click here to hear Whitehead on “The Georgia Health Report.”

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<h1>Journalists Recap State of NIH Cancer Research and Abortion Law’s Effect on Clinical Decisions</h1>
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			June 7, 2025		</time>
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<p>KFF Health News chief Washington correspondent Julie Rovner discussed Trump administration cuts to the National Institutes of Health on WNYC’s “The Brian Lehrer Show” on June 3. </p><ul><li><a href="https://www.wnyc.org/story/a-roundtable-on-the-current-state-of-us-cancer-research/">Click here to hear Rovner on “The Brian Lehrer Show.”</a></li></ul><p>KFF Health News Southern correspondent Sam Whitehead discussed Georgia’s abortion laws on WUGA’s “The Georgia Health Report” on May 30.</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.wuga.org/show/wuga-health-desk/2025-05-30/georgia-health-report-georgia-woman-whos-brain-dead-being-kept-alive-due-to-abortion-law">Click here to hear Whitehead on “The Georgia Health Report.”</a></li></ul><p /><em><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/about-us">KFF Health News</a> is a national newsroom that produces in-depth journalism about health issues and is one of the core operating programs at KFF—an independent source of health policy research, polling, and journalism. Learn more about <a href="https://www.kff.org/about-us">KFF</a>.</em><p><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/morning-briefing/">Subscribe</a> to KFF Health News' free Morning Briefing.</p><p>This <a target="_blank" href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/on-air-june-7-2025-nih-funding-cuts-cancer-georgia-abortion-laws/">article</a> first appeared on <a target="_blank" href="https://kffhealthnews.org">KFF Health News</a> and is republished here under a Creative Commons license.<img src="https://kffhealthnews.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/kffhealthnews-icon.png?w=150" style="width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;"><img id="republication-tracker-tool-source" src="https://kffhealthnews.org/?republication-pixel=true&post=2045059&amp;ga4=G-J74WWTKFM0" style="width:1px;height:1px;"></p>

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