5.4.26 | Autoimmune
Author Calls for Self-Empowerment through Autoimmune Diagnosis
SWHR is the nonprofit partner of the book Autoimmunity and the Good Girls, by Sara Hirsh Bordo, award-winning documentarian and founder of the production company Women Rising®. SWHR spoke with Hirsh Bordo about what led her to write this book and what she hopes others will take away from it.
5.19.25 | Women's Health Perspective
Josie Edlefson’s Autoimmune Journey
For far too long, women have been ignored in the health care system. I’m 18, and yet, I've had many experiences that reveal just how often women’s pain is dismissed.
5.15.25 | Women's Health Perspective
Eric Pritchard’s Caregiver Journey
My and my wife's story – our story – is about a disease that overwhelmingly impacts women, as women are five to eight times more likely than men to have thyroid problems
1.30.25 | Research and Clinical Trials
SWHR Releases First Women’s Health Research Agenda
SWHR is pleased to introduce its first Women’s Health Research Agenda, published in the Journal of Women’s Health this January.
8.7.24 | Policy
Senate Approves FY 2025 Labor-HHS Bill with Major Boosts for Women’s Health
On August 2nd the Senate Appropriations Committee advanced the fiscal year (FY) 2025 Labor, HHS, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations bill (Labor-HHS). The committee approved the spending bill with a bipartisan 25-3 vote.
4.15.24 | Women's Health Perspective
Sofia Oliveira’s Lupus Journey
When I was 20, I started having joint pain. Initially, I didn't even consider going to the doctor because I knew it would be dismissed, but after a few weeks the pain got so severe I had trouble doing the simplest everyday tasks.
3.31.24 | Policy
Office of Autoimmune Disease Research Director Shares What’s Ahead for Autoimmune Disease Innovation
Sharing her insights on autoimmune disease research and OADR's role in tackling them, Victoria Shanmugam, MBBS, MRCP, FACR, CCD, Director of the OADR, presented at the Society for Women's Health Research's (SWHR) March 2024 Policy Advisory Council meeting.
2.26.24 | Autoimmune
Elevating the Impacts of Autoimmune Disease and Black Women’s Health
While it is unclear what makes someone more at risk for an autoimmune disease, constructs, such as race and ethnicity, and social determinants of health, including education level, income, and other socioeconomic measures, are known to have an impact on health outcomes.
9.20.23 | Autoimmune
SWHR Presents at MichBIO Life Sciences Showcase
SWHR attended MichBIO 2023 and gave the presentation “Addressing Disparities Through Patient, Provider, and Policymaker Collaborations: Women’s Health and Autoimmune Disease Case Study.”
