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CBS News · collected 2026-10-19 · by Kathryn Watson

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President Trump signed an executive order on Monday to create a women's health division within the National Institutes of Health and establish a White House Women’s Health Task Force. The first lady, Melania Trump, participated in the signing ceremony and outlined five objectives for the initiative, including directing research funding towards diseases that disproportionately affect women and using artificial intelligence to speed up medical discoveries. President Trump credited his wife with proposing the idea and highlighted Chief of Staff Susie Wiles's recent battle with breast cancer as an inspiration for the initiative, though details on specific funding allocations were not provided.
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On October 19, 2026, President Trump signed an executive order in the Rose Garden with First Lady Melania Trump, creating a new Women's Health Division within the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and a White House Women’s Health Task Force. The First Lady emphasized five objectives: directing research funding to find cures disproportionately affecting women, using artificial intelligence to speed up medical discoveries, accelerating new therapeutics for women, delivering breakthroughs at an affordable price, and making conversations about women's health less taboo.

The task force will be led by White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles and Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., with a broader mandate beyond research. This move is seen as significant, particularly given the First Lady’s role in conceiving the initiative and Wiles’ recent public battle against breast cancer.

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🔮 First lady Melania Trump joined him for a signing ceremony in the Rose Garden and said the executive order will make progress on five objectives: - Directing research funding to find cures that disproportionately affect women. - Using artificial intelligence to speed up medical discoveries. - Accelerating new therapeutics for women. - Delivering medical breakthroughs for women at an affordable price. - Making conversations about women's health less taboo.
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First lady Melania Trump joined him for a signing ceremony in the Rose Garden and said the executive order will make progress on five objectives: - Directing research funding to find cures that disproportionately affect women. - Using artificial intelligence to speed up medical discoveries. - Accelerating new therapeutics for women. - Delivering medical breakthroughs for women at an affordable price. - Making conversations about women's health less taboo.
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🔮 First lady Melania Trump joined him for a signing ceremony in the Rose Garden and said the executive order will make progress on five objectives: - Directing research funding to find cures that disproportionately affect women. - Using artificial intelligence to speed up medical discoveries. - Accelerating new therapeutics for women. - Delivering medical breakthroughs for women at an affordable price. - Making conversations about women's health less taboo.
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President Trump on Monday signed an executive order creating a women's health division within the National Institutes of Health and a White House Women's Health Task Force. asserted
Trump → sign → Health
First lady Melania Trump joined him for a signing ceremony in the Rose Garden and said the executive order will make progress on five objectives: - Directing research funding to find cures that disproportionately affect women. - Using artificial intelligence to speed up medical discoveries. - Accelerating new therapeutics for women. - Delivering medical breakthroughs for women at an affordable price. - Making conversations about women's health less taboo. asserted
conversations → join → health
"This is a transformative moment for women in America," the first lady said. asserted
lady → say → America
"Beginning today, we will change the reality of women's health. asserted
we → begin → health
Previous generations fought for women's rights. asserted
generations → fight → rights
Our generation will fight to discover the cures that will ensure a woman can live her life in health and to the fullest." asserted
woman → fight → fullest
Mr. Trump credited the first lady with conceiving the idea for a women's health division within NIH. asserted
Trump → credit → NIH
The first lady added her signature to the executive order after the president did, although her signature has no legal weight. asserted
signature → add → weight
"Think of it, a women's health division," Mr. Trump said. asserted
Trump → think → it
"Who the hell wouldn't have a women's health division? asserted
hell → have → division
Melania said, 'They don't have it.'" The president said Americans will soon hear about "incredible things that we're doing" to get women the care they need, although he didn't offer specifics. asserted
he → say → specifics
It's not yet clear how much funding will be directed toward research funding, accelerating therapeutics, or making medical breakthroughs more affordable for women. asserted
breakthroughs → direct → women
The women's health announcement comes on the heels of White House chief of staff Susie Wiles's battle with breast cancer. asserted
announcement → come → cancer
She continued in the job after her March , and in September she is cancer-free. asserted
she → continue → September
Mr. Trump gave a shout-out to Wiles during Monday's announcement, calling her "fantastic." asserted
Trump → give → her
"I don't know if Susie wants this brought up, but as many of you know, Susie recently won her battle against a very tough opponent, breast cancer," the president said. asserted
president → know → opponent
We went through it, we got her through it, and she got through it, and she's tough. asserted
she → go → it
But she's a tremendous fighter and much like our first lady, she cares deeply about improving the health of American women." asserted
she → care → women
White House spokeswoman Allison Schuster said the White House task force "will work to close critical research gaps and strengthen care for women across all stages of life, targeting some of the most widespread health conditions affecting them." asserted
force → say → them
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