2.12.25 | Alzheimer's Disease
Bridging Gaps in Alzheimer’s Disease Diagnosis and Care
Understanding the critical intersection between Alzheimer’s disease and women’s health, SWHR convened a roundtable of interdisciplinary experts. This discussion expanded on SWHR’s decades-long work in brain health.
1.31.25 | Women's Health Perspective
Brandy Hopkins’s Endometriosis Journey
Ever since my late teens, I had irregular and painful periods. I didn't know this was unusual.
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.
1.28.25 | Policy
A January 2025 Policy Recap from SWHR
SWHR has recapped here key federal policy changes since the beginning of the year that may impact women’s health research.
1.24.25 | Research and Clinical Trials
Reflections for Women’s Health Research Day
Women’s Health Research Day is celebrated on January 25 each year to mark the anniversary of the implementation of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Policy on Sex as a Biological Variable (SABV) in 2016.
1.6.25
Society Welcomes Two Board Members in 2025
SWHR is pleased to welcome Kim Love and Tamara Day Shriver to its Board of Directors in 2025. These two women will bring unique personal and professional insights to SWHR’s current Board.
12.17.24 | Cancer
Rising Breast Cancer Rates Among Younger Women: Trends, Risk Factors, and Racial Disparities
The most common cause of cancer-related deaths among younger women (under age 50) is breast cancer.
12.6.24 | Policy
NASEM Releases Report Assessing Women’s Health Research at NIH
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) released a long-awaited and congressionally mandated report assessing the state of women’s health research at the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
11.8.24 | Women's Health Perspective
Eme’s Endometriosis Journey
My story with endometriosis is still being written. I started my period at ten years old, and I can't remember a time that my periods were not painful.
