NIH faces automatic budget cuts

BETHESDA — Automatic spending cuts at the National Institutes of Health could cost the economy as many as many 100,000 jobs, Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Md., has warned. Across-the-board spending cuts will hit government agencies, including NIH, on March 1 if Congress is unable to reach a deal. The cuts, totaling $1.2 trillion over 10 years, [...]