Trump Set to Sign Order Creating NIH Women’s Health Division
In Washington, President Donald Trump is set to sign an executive order aimed at increasing federal research on women's health, a proposal advocated by First Lady Melania Trump, which will establish a new women’s health division at the National Institutes…
Clarksburg Weston, WV, October 19, 2026 —
President Donald Trump is set to sign an executive order aimed at increasing federal research on women’s health, according to the information provided about the proposal. The order would establish a new women’s health division at the National Institutes of Health.
First Lady Melania Trump advocated for the proposal. The information does not specify when the order is expected to be signed, or provide details about the division’s leadership, responsibilities, staffing or budget.
The stated aim is to increase federal research on women’s health. No specific research areas, programs or funding levels were provided, and the details of how the new division would pursue that aim were not described.
The order has not been described as signed; the available information says Trump is set to sign it. It also does not outline the timeline for establishing the division or say whether it would change existing NIH programs or structures.
The announcement identifies the NIH as the agency where the new division would be established, but provides no further details about implementation. The proposal’s scope and practical effects therefore remain unspecified in the information available.
Story summarized from the original created by BILL BARROW, Associated Press on www.wboy.com, see more information here.
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