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Trump officials restore funding for major women's health study |
The Trump administration committed to restoring funding for a key women's health study just days after study leaders said the agency was ending regional center contracts. |
The study, called the Women's Health Initiative (WHI), was launched by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in 1991 to learn about women's specific health needs since medical studies before then used mainly men. WHI researchers at the initiative's four regional centers were notified this week that the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) would be terminating their contracts in September. The White House ordered HHS in early April to cut contract spending by 35 percent to make sure the department was using its funding efficiently. But HHS's decision to end the decades-old initiative's financial backing quickly received pushback from researchers and lawmakers alike. HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. posted to X to say the reports of the initiative's funding freeze were "fake news" and that WHI would continue to be financed by the department. "We are not terminating the study. NIH Director Dr. Jay Bhattacharya has himself used this study in his own research. We all recognize that this project is mission critical for women's health," he wrote on X. An HHS spokesperson confirmed to The Hill that the department is currently working on restoring funding to the study so that its "essential research" not be interrupted. "NIH remains deeply committed to advancing public health through rigorous gold standard research and we are taking immediate steps to ensure the continuity of these studies," the spokesperson said. More than 160,000 women signed up to take part in WHI's clinical studies in the mid-90s and there are more than 40,000 women who have taken part in the study initiative for decades. WHI's clinical studies have resulted in better treatment for women with conditions like cardiovascular disease and breast cancer. |
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Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Marty Makary said he has no plans to change current policy to restrict access to the abortion pill mifepristone, despite a steady pressure campaign from abortion opponents. Speaking at the Semafor World Economy Summit on Thursday, Makary said he would reconsider if there is new data that would suggest a safety issue. The Food and Drug Administration approved mifepristone … |
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The majority of voters in a new poll, including those who voted for President Trump, say it is important for the government to negotiate drug prices with pharmaceutical companies and that they prefer lower drug prices over cutting Medicaid. According to a poll conducted by Fabrizio Ward and commissioned by Arnold Ventures, 88 percent of voters said it was fairly or very important for the government to negotiate with drug companies. … |
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(NEXSTAR) – More than 170,000 bottles of Martinelli's apple juice have been recalled over potential contamination with patulin, according to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Patulin, a naturally occurring toxin classified as a "mycotoxin," can be produced by different types of molds which grow on apples, among other grains or fruit, and can carry over into apple products, the World Health Organization (WHO) explains. … |
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North Dakota governor signs measure protecting pesticide makers from lawsuits |
North Dakota Gov. Kelly Armstrong (R) has signed legislation that makes his state the first in the country to shield farm chemical manufacturers from lawsuits over safety concerns about their products, most notably the popular weed killer Roundup. Armstrong, a former member of Congress who was elected governor last fall, hasn’t commented on Thursday’s bill signing. His office didn’t immediately respond to … |
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Local and state headlines on health care: |
- Colorado farmers have just lost their most important mental health lifeline (The Colorado Sun)
- Texas CPS took a newborn for three weeks. Now the family is suing (The 19th News)
- Patients who needed help said nonprofit hospitals in Massachusetts didn't help them (CBS)
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Health news we've flagged from other outlets: |
- Where's Plumpy'Nut? A lifesaving food for malnourished kids is caught up in U.S. cuts (NPR)
- Trump budget draft gets rid of Narcan program and other addiction measures (The New York Times)
- 988 suicide prevention service for LGBTQ+ youth would be eliminated under leaked budget proposal (CNN)
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