Trump administration to cut billions in medical research funding

National Institutes of Health said the $4bn loss will affect indirect' funding of buildings, equipment and staff

The Trump administration is cutting billions of dollars in medical research funding for universities, hospitals and other scientific institutions by reducing the amount they get in associated costs to support such research.

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) said that it was reducing the amount of indirect" medical research funding going to institutions, which will cut spending by $4bn a year.