Tell Your Elected Officials that Medical Research Saves Lives 📧

Thanks in large part to medical innovations, people in the United States are living longer, healthier lives. However, recent studies project that more than 60% of the U.S. population will live with the challenges of cardiovascular disease by 2050. If we want to continue the progress we’ve made in heart and brain health in this country, we need to continue to invest in biomedical research that leads to new discoveries that can improve health outcomes for everyone.

Recently, the administration has proposed cuts to medical research funding and initiated significant layoffs at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and other public health agencies. The NIH awards more than 60,000 research and training grants each year, supporting close to 300,000 researchers from every state in America. The work of these scientists touches millions of patients – including you. In short, NIH funding saves lives and fuels our economy.

Your representatives need to hear from you about how medical research impacts lives since only Congress can block these proposed cuts. Your stories are the best way to protect and preserve NIH funding.

Share your story of the power of medical research and how recent actions directed at the NIH affect you and your loved ones by contacting your elected officials today.