URGENT: Federal Grant Cancellation Leaves 4-Year-Old's Life in Jeopardy

BREAKING NEWS: Federal Grant Cancellation Leaves 4-Year-Old's Life in Jeopardy A federal grant worth $6 million, which was set to fund the development of an implantable artificial heart for children, has been canceled. The device, called PediaFlow, is currently being tested on a 4-year-old boy named Caleb Strickland, who needs a transplant. Caleb's mother, Nora Strickland, says she feels abandoned by the Trump administration's disputes with universities, which led to the grant cancellation. "It's like they're playing politics with our lives," she said in an interview. The PediaFlow device is being developed by James Antaki, a biomedical engineer at Cornell University in New York. Antaki has been working on the project for two decades and says it has the potential to save countless children's lives. With the grant cancellation, the development of PediaFlow is now in jeopardy. Caleb's family is worried that he may not receive the transplant he needs without this device. "We're running out of time," Nora Strickland said. The Department of Defense had awarded the $6 million grant to fund the final stages of research and manufacturing before clinical trials. The cancellation of this grant has left many questions unanswered, including what will happen to Caleb's treatment and whether other funding sources can be secured. This is a developing story, and we will provide updates as more information becomes available. *This is a developing story. Updates will be provided as more information becomes available. Based on reporting from Npr.*