NIH cuts delayed his cancer treatment. This is his message.
August 19, 2025
2,188
116
6
5.58%
Search the Record
IndexedEvery word spoken in this episode is indexed. Type any phrase to jump straight to the moment it was said.
Type any word or phrase that may have been spoken. Click a result to seek the player to that exact moment.
Try a name, a topic, or a quoted line
Washington Post Episodes Around August 19, 2025
See what was published immediately before and after this episode.
2:00Now PlayingNIH cuts delayed his cancer treatment. This is his message.
YouTube Description
as posted by the channelFor months, Richard Schlueter had one hope: NIH scientists had custom-made an experimental cell therapy to fight his cancer, which started in his tonsils but is now peppered throughout his body. His therapy was in a freezer in Bethesda, nearly ready to go. But on June 3, his NIH doctor informed him that it would now take eight to 10 weeks because of cuts to essential lab personnel — a painful illustration of the life-or-death stakes of the administration’s approach to shrinking the government workforce.
After he shared his story with The Post in early June, NIH was able to hire back the scientist. We speak to him from his hospital room about how he's feeling and how the monthlong delay impacted him and his family. Read moreSubscribe to The Washington Post on YouTube
Links & Promotions
Guests & Subjects Covered
Sentinel Indexing in Progress
Metadata and chapters are available. Claim extraction for this episode is pending.
All video content is delivered via YouTube embedded players in accordance with the YouTube Terms of Service. Sentinel provides research tools that promote discovery and accountability across political media.