Trump threatens Australian medical research

<p>Since taking office, US President Donald Trump has thrown American science and medical research into disarray.</p> <p>Through a flurry of executive orders, he withdrew the US from the World Health Organization, imposed a communications blackout on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and ordered the removal of publications, guidelines and databases &ldquo;that inculcate or promote gender ideology&rdquo;.</p> <p>Thousands of government webpages were taken offline, erasing references to gender, race and sexual orientation.</p> <p>The impact is spreading to Australian medical researchers, whose concerns range from losing their access to funding, the censorship of their findings and the disruption of global health alert systems.</p> <p>Today, science journalist and contributor to <em>The Saturday Paper</em> Bianca Nogrady, on America&rsquo;s ideological war on science and the implications for Australia.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Socials:</strong><strong> </strong>Stay in touch with us on <a href="http://www.twitter.com/7ampodcast">Twitter</a> and <a href="http://www.instagram.com/7ampodcast">Instagram</a></p> <p><strong>Guest:</strong> Science journalist and contributor to <em>The Saturday Paper</em>, Bianca Nogrady.</p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>