12.20.21 | Policy
An Insider Perspective: End-of-Year Focus Areas for the House Energy and Commerce Committee
The chief health counsel of the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Health Subcommittee spoke at SWHR’s Policy Advisory Council meeting on Committee plans for the upcoming year.
12.20.21 | Eye Health
A Vision for Women’s Eye Health: Addressing Gaps in Treatment, Education, and Policy for Women Across the Lifespan
A group of eye health clinical researchers, health care providers, patients and patient advocates, and policy leaders met to highlight knowledge gaps and unmet needs that could improve eye health outcomes in women.
12.15.21 | Fertility
Infertility and Women’s Health Conditions: The Physician Who May be Able to Help
The team at Society of Interventional Radiology explains how an interventional radiologist (IR) may help some women who are facing infertility or other life-altering conditions of the pelvis, such as uterine fibroids.
12.9.21 | Maternal Health
Supporting New Moms in the Fight Against Postpartum Depression
SWHR spoke with Taiwo Ajao, MPH, RN, IBCLC CD (DONA) a maternal-newborn nurse, lactation consultant and doula, and Jenifer LaNore, MSW, LCSW-C, PMH-C, a trained full-spectrum doula (DTI) and owner of Gracefully Balanced Perinatal Counseling, LLC, on postpartum depression.
12.8.21 | HPV
New Paper Sheds Light on HPV-Related Cancers Landscape
SWHR captured insights from a closed roundtable meeting and a public forum on HPV-related disease prevention, in a new Journal of Women’s Health article, “Gaps and Opportunities to Improve Prevention of Human Papillomavirus-Related Cancers.”
12.2.21 | Vaccines
SWHR’s Vaccine Roadmap Guides Communities in Vaccination Conversations
To assist community program planners, organizations, and agencies as they develop immunization education outreach programs, SWHR launched its Crucial Vaccination Conversations: A Roadmap to Engage Women and Their Communities.
11.29.21 | Uterine Fibroids
SWHR’s Uterine Fibroids Toolkit Empowers Patients to Live Well with Fibroids
TheUterine Fibroids Toolkit: A Patient Empowerment Guide was created to provide easy-to-understand information, resources, and tips to assist individuals of all ages with uterine fibroids to navigate their care.
11.17.21 | Maternal Health
Preterm Birth in the United States: Exploring Disparities, Implications, and Interventions
In the United States, around 390,000 infants are born prematurely (before 37 weeks of gestation) each year, accounting for 42% of all preterm births (PTB) across high-income countries.
11.12.21 | Policy
SWHR Submits Comments on HHS Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years 2022-2026
SWHR submitted comments in response to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years 2022-2026.
