11.8.21 | Health Equity
Disparities in Biomedical Research: A Women’s Health Issue
This blog summarizes the state of disparities in biomedical research and how they might be addressed.
10.29.21 | Menopause
Menopause Mindfulness: Calls for Research Funding and Addressing Stigma Related to Menopause
In recognition of World Menopause Awareness Month in October, SWHR hosted a virtual congressional briefing, “Menopause Mindfulness: Exploring Menopause’s Effect on Health and Well-Being.”
10.20.21 | Policy
Senate Appropriations Committee Releases Nine Remaining Fiscal Year 2022 Spending Bills
Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-VT) released the draft text of the nine remaining fiscal year (FY) 2022 appropriations bills, including the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (Labor-HHS) spending bill with jurisdiction over the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
10.20.21 | Fertility
Facing Infertility: How a Shift in Approach, Education, and Policy Could Improve Outcomes
SWHR convened an interdisciplinary working group to elucidate how to eliminate barriers to access and reduce health disparities related to treatments for infertility in women.
10.5.21 | Policy
SWHR Releases Statement on NIH Director Retirement Announcement
SWHR issued the following statement in response to the announcement that Francis S. Collins, MD, PhD, will step down as the director of the National Institutes of Health by the end of the year.
10.4.21 | Policy
The Complementary Nature of Federal Science Agencies in Advancing the Nation’s Health
At the September Policy Advisory Council meeting, leadership from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and NIH’s Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) discussed how they are working to advance the nation’s health with an emphasis on women’s health.
9.16.21 | Policy
Medicaid Expansion: Providing Long-Term Care to New Mothers
Maternal mortality rates in the United States continue to grow, with widening disparities in outcomes for Black, Indigenous, People of […]
9.15.21 | Policy
SWHR Submits Comments to Inform ORWH Women’s Health Consensus Conference
SWHR this week submitted comments in response to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of Research on Women's Health (ORWH) Request for Information: Inviting Comments to Inform the Women's Health Consensus Conference (WHCC).
9.14.21 | Policy
SWHR Statement on the Build Back Better Act
SWHR issued the following statement in response to the House’s Markup of the Build Back Better Act, a human infrastructure plan.
