Biden Issues Executive Order to Propel Women’s Health Research Forward

The White House exclaimed that the executive order underscored the urgent need to bridge existing gaps in biomedical research that have left women underrepresented and their health needs insufficiently understood. By Stacy M. Brown Originally appeared in NNPA On Monday, March 18, President Joe Biden signed “Advancing Women’s Health Research and Innovation,” a groundbreaking& executive order& that administration officials declared marks a significant milestone in prioritizing women’s health on the national agenda. “It is time to pioneer the next generation of discoveries in women’s health,” Biden declared as he announced a firm commitment to addressing historical disparities and driving progress in scientific research. The White House exclaimed that the executive order underscored the urgent need to bridge existing gaps in biomedical research that have left women underrepresented and their health needs insufficiently understood. “For far too long, scientific and biomedical research excluded women and undervalued the study of women’s health,” Biden commented as he highlighted a critical issue that has persisted for decades. Central to the order is establishing the White House Initiative on Women’s Health Research, which the president described as a pivotal step towards transforming research approaches. “This initiative seeks to fundamentally change how we approach and fund...