3.22.21 | Endometriosis
SWHR’s Endometriosis Toolkit Empowers Patients to Take Charge of Their Health
SWHR launched its new Endometriosis Toolkit: A Guide to Patient Empowerment, designed to help people of all ages with endometriosis navigate their care.
3.19.21 | Uterine Fibroids
SWHR Supports Bill to Improve Fibroids Education and Research Funding
SWHR endorses the Stephanie Tubbs Jones Uterine Fibroid Research and Education Act of 2021, designed to improve funding for research and increase education about fibroids.
3.18.21 | Coronavirus
Long COVID: The Impact on Women and Ongoing Research
As the end of the COVID-19 pandemic seems in sight, we are still far from fully understanding the virus and its long-term impact.
2.16.21 | Liver Health
Living with PBC: A Patient’s Journey with a Rare Liver Disease
Laurie Garza tells her personal journey of being diagnosed with primary biliary cholangitis (PBC), a chronic autoimmune liver disease, and how she manages her condition.
11.19.20 | Liver Health
Exploring the Role of Sex and Gender Differences in Liver Health
Research shows that clear differences in liver health and disease exist between women and men.
11.13.20
Fighting for Inclusion of Pregnant and Breastfeeding Women in Research
SWHR is dedicated to ensuring the appropriate inclusion of pregnant and breastfeeding women in research and advocates for progress and equity in clinical research.
9.8.20 | Liver Health
9 in 10 People With This Rare Liver Disease Are Women
PBC is a chronic and progressive autoimmune liver disease that overwhelmingly affects women, but researchers have yet to determine the exact reason behind this substantial sex difference.
1.6.20 | Policy
A Call to Improve Suicide Prevention for Women Veterans
Women veterans are two times more likely than non-veteran women to die by suicide, and there is a dire need to improve their access to mental health services.
8.8.19 | Maternal Health
Examining Factors in the Maternal Health Crisis
The United States is the most dangerous country in the developed world to give birth, with an estimated 700 women dying from pregnancy-related deaths each year and 50,000 women experiencing life-threatening complications.
7.11.19 | Research and Clinical Trials
SWHR Submits Comments to FDA on Pregnancy and Lactation Draft Guidance
SWHR submitted comments to the FDA in response to draft guidance on considerations for pregnancy safety and lactation studies.
