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2.18.25
SWHR Announces Two Honorees, Keynote for 35th Anniversary Annual Awards Gala  

SWHR will recognize Kim Love and Teresa Woodruff, PhD for their commitments to improving women’s health at this year’s event.

2.13.25
SWHR Celebrates 35 Years of Making Women’s Health Mainstream 

SWHR is proud to celebrate 35 years since its incorporation and the Society’s remarkable 35-year history of groundbreaking advocacy and advancement in women’s health.

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.