The federal government is putting its money where its mouth is in an effort to make health care for women a lot better than it is today.
The Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health, or ARPA-H, has announced a $100 million investment in research into women's health through its "Sprint for Women's Health" initiative, the New York Times reports.
"We can expect them to approach the Sprint for Women's Health RS with an expansive view, building upon their collective centuries of experience in health care innovation and commercialization," says a ARPA-H press release.
Specifically, the agency says it plans to look at conditions "not traditionally characterized as 'women's health issues,'" such as heart attacks and strokes.
"We can expect them to approach the Sprint for Women's Health RS with an expansive view, building upon their collective centuries of experience in health care innovation and commercialization," the release says.
ARPA-H was created in 2022 to make "high-potential, high-impact investments in biomedical research," according to the press release.
The agency says its goal is "to redefine women's health, leverage federal investment to attract high-impact research and private investment capital, and make real and demonstrable progress toward
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