Trump Signs Executive Order to Expand Women’s Health Research, With First Lady Melania Trump’s Support

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President Donald J. Trump signed an executive order directing HHS to establish an NIH Women’s Health Division within 90 days.
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The division will work with the NIH Office of Research on Women’s Health to advance research on conditions that uniquely or disproportionately affect women.
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The order creates the first White House Women’s Health Task Force, co-chaired by HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles.
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The division will support research across the life course, broaden women’s enrollment in clinical trials, and promote consideration of sex as a biological variable.
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HHS reports additional women’s health initiatives since January 2025, including efforts focused on menopause, breast cancer screening, infertility, and maternal health.

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