Contracts supporting the Women’s Health Initiative regional centers are being terminated in September. These terminations will “significantly impact ongoing research and data collection”. Researchers there created the country’s largest data set on older women. #health #trump #womensheath #women #science https://www.science.org/content/article/nih-cancels-its-first-and-largest-study-centered-women
UPDATE: The Trump administration is restoring support to the WHI, reversing its defunding decision, NPR reports. This is not confirmed, but the project’s leaders are thrilled to hear this news. They explained that their study has much to offer to women’s health. https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2025/04/24/nx-s1-5376473/hhs-restores-funding-for-womens-health-initiative