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A federal grant for a child heart device was canceled, delaying life-saving treatment for kids like 4-year-old Caleb Strickland.
A 4-year-old boy with heart failure, Caleb Strickland, relies on a large external device to survive while awaiting a transplant, limiting his mobility and forcing his family to live in a hospital.
A promising implantable artificial heart, PediaFlow, developed by Cornell’s James Antaki, was nearing clinical use, funded by a $6 million federal grant.
In April, the Trump administration canceled the grant as part of broader actions targeting universities over alleged civil rights and antisemitism issues, halting progress on a device that could transform care for children with severe heart defects.
The cancellation, part of a $10 billion funding cut, has delayed a potential breakthrough, leaving families like Caleb’s without access to life-changing technology.
Una subvención federal para un dispositivo cardíaco infantil fue cancelada, retrasando el tratamiento que podría salvar la vida de niños como Caleb Strickland, de 4 años.