Landmark Women’s Health Initiative Loses Federal Funding
What: STAT reports that the Women’s Health Initiative—a cornerstone of women’s health research—will lose federal funding in September. The WHI changed clinical practice around hormone therapy in menopause and fueled decades of follow-up studies.
Key Line: “The project may be best known for changing the way hormones are prescribed during menopause…”
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