Trump cuts to advisory groups leaves hospitals without key expertise on disease

Trump cuts to advisory groups leaves hospitals without key expertise on disease

July 21, 2026 · 5 min

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The episode discusses the impact of the Trump administration's cuts to advisory groups on hospitals and disease control expertise.

Under the Trump administration, dozens of advisory committees have been ended or frozen, including one on controlling infection in healthcare settings. NPR's Katia Riddle reports. Support NPR and hear every episode of Trump's Terms sponsor-free with NPR+. Sign up at plus.npr.org . See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. NPR Privacy Policy

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