Trump creates new women’s health division within NIH
President Trump signed an executive order Monday to bolster federal research surrounding women’s health, crediting first lady Melania Trump for pushing the issue. The order established the Women’s Health Division at the National Institutes of Health and a White House Women’s Heal.

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Brimstone Report is tracking this as a curated politics brief. The source report from The Hill says: President Trump signed an executive order Monday to bolster federal research surrounding women’s health, crediting first lady Melania Trump for pushing the issue. The order established the Women’s Health Division at the National Institutes of Health and a White House Women’s Heal.
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- Published: Oct 19, 2026, 3:55 PM UTC
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