Chief Healthcare Executive October 24, 2024
The First Lady appeared at the closing day of the HLTH conference to tout new funds to improve the health of women. She also urged healthcare leaders to do more for women.
Las Vegas – Women’s health research hasn’t received nearly enough attention or funding, but Jill Biden said that is changing.
Appearing at the HLTH conference Wednesday, the First Lady highlighted the Biden administration’s announcement of $110 million in grants for women’s health research. ARPA-H, the new federal research agency created by President Biden, announced the recipients of the grants Wednesday. The agency is also taking a leading role in Biden’s “Cancer Moonshot” initiative.
“It’s a problem that’s so simple—yet often ignored: women’s health is understudied and research is...