President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden will host the first-ever White House meeting on women's health research on Wednesday, according to details shared with The Hill.
washington post first reportedNews late Tuesday.
White House officials said business and philanthropic leaders, academic researchers, women's health advocates, investors, and representatives from federal agencies will support scientific innovation in women's health care and investment projects in women's health. They are planning to talk about it.
The Biden administration launched an initiative last year aimed at filling a decades-long gap in women's health research. Mr. Biden announced presidential order Earlier this year, it urged government agencies to accelerate or expand research into women's health and increase data collection to “prevent, diagnose, and treat conditions” that uniquely or affect women differently than men. instructed.
Health conditions that primarily affect women have long been understudied and have historically been under-researched and underfunded compared to research examining diseases and health conditions that primarily affect men. Ta.
Women's health research is underfunded in both the private and public sectors. a recent reports About 9 percent of National Institutes of Health (NIH) research spending from 2013 to 2023 went to women's health research, according to a study by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.
The report also found that NIH grants have seen an overall increase in funds disbursed and projects funded since 2013. However, the agency's funding for women's health research decreased every year from 2013 to 2023.
It's unclear whether expanding women's health research will be a priority for the incoming Trump administration. Some Democrats are concerned that President-elect Trump will roll back advances in women's health research made under the Biden administration.
Given the bipartisan efforts in both the House and Senate to pass women's health legislation, women's health research advocates hope to see continued progress next year.
