Trump Administration Cuts Funding for Life-Saving Baby Heart Device

Dr. Evan Zahn, a pediatric cardiologist at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles who is not involved with PediaFlow, called the funding loss a blow to children’s health.

“Technology specifically designed for our children, particularly babies across the board, is desperately needed, so losing funding for something like that is a real loss,” he said.

On March 30th, a federal funding grant was approved for the next phase of research into a pioneering and highly promising medical device intended to save babies born with heart defects. Last week, the Trump administration cancelled its own $6.7 million dollar grant.