[Comment] The potential impact of the Trump administration policies on health research in the USA

For more than 80 years, the US Government has invested in biomedical, clinical, and public health research, making it a world leader in science and cutting-edge advances in health. These discoveries led to historic reductions in morbidity and mortality from chronic diseases, fewer fatalities from motor vehicle crashes and other injuries, and the almost complete eradication of once fatal infectious diseases such as poliomyelitis. The US research enterprise has achieved substantial advances in intensive medical care, drug development, and technological innovations that have launched new industries, stimulated the economy, and strengthened national security.