Women’s Health Funding Cuts in 2025
What: Maternie’s roundup of funding cuts includes the WHI (now reversed), PRAMS, ART Surveillance, and Title X. Updated regularly.
Key Line: “To submit any tips on funding cuts, fill out our form here.”
Science reports the entire CDC team behind contraceptive safety guidelines has been ousted.
A small increase in births among women in their 30s and 40s offsets younger declines.
Drew Altman breaks down the real-world consequences of Kennedy’s sweeping HHS overhaul.
Science reports the entire CDC team behind contraceptive safety guidelines has been ousted.
A former NIH director calls for institutional changes to better prioritize female health.
Women who start menopause before age 40 may face faster cognitive decline.
Maternie’s live tracker outlines federal program cuts, including Title X and IVF teams.
New data shows fertilizing 7–9 eggs is ideal for live births and minimizing excess embryos.
Legislators push for regulation and oversight of anti-abortion pregnancy centers.
NPR adds more detail to WHI’s shutdown and the loss of 1990s-era women’s health data.
A former NIH director calls for institutional changes to better prioritize female health.
Estrogen’s role in the brain goes far beyond reproduction, NYT reports.
Personal essay critiques the lack of information women receive about hormonal birth control side effects.
Even with dye bans, ultra-processed food remains the real issue, The Atlantic argues.
A state judge loosens the law—but only slightly—on when abortions can be provided.
Study shows women over 70 who screened regularly were diagnosed earlier and had lower mortality.
Legislators push for regulation and oversight of anti-abortion pregnancy centers.
Drexel researchers developed a DNA test to help patients with BV avoid the wrong antibiotics and unnecessary side effects.
WHI funding restored after backlash; $140 saved for every dollar spent, researchers say.
Makary says he won’t act on mifepristone for now, but is “awaiting more data.”