President Trump signed an executive order in October establishing a presidential task force on women's health and directing the NIH to create a Women's Health Division within an existing institute. The move echoes earlier efforts, including the 1993 NIH Revitalization Act under Clinton and a 2023 Biden initiative that sought $12 billion in congressional funding for women's health research but was not ultimately appropriated.
nature.com
· 2026-11-03
A commentary in Nature highlights that menopause care across Arab countries is hampered by cultural taboos, limited physician training, and a thin evidence base. It cites a 2026 review of 22 Arab countries that found only 15 studies on hormone replacement therapy from seven nations, and notes that social media is gradually reducing stigma and spurring new specialist services.
nature.com
· 2026-10-08
Kate Tolo, girlfriend of biohacker Bryan Johnson, has described using a $2.6 million-funded concierge health protocol to investigate her longstanding suspected endometriosis rather than undergo a diagnostic laparoscopy. She says the effort, dubbed making her 'the female Bryan Johnson,' involves tracking more than 1,500 biomarkers from blood, urine and stool samples through the couple's wellness company, Immortals.
wired.com
· 2026-09-23
Evvy, a women's health startup, has closed a $40 million Series B funding round led by Catalio Capital Management. The company operates an at-home vaginal microbiome test that uses mNGS sequencing, serving over 100,000 patients and 3,000 practitioners across the US, and has produced 15 peer-reviewed publications from its data.
techcrunch.com
· 2026-09-15
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