9.16.20 | Migraine
SWHR Debuts Toolkit with Wellness Strategies for Migraine Patients
Living well with migraine is possible. To guide people with migraine on their journey toward wellness, SWHR created the new Migraine Patient Toolkit: Living Well with Migraine.
9.8.20 | Liver Health
9 in 10 People With This Rare Liver Disease Are Women
PBC is a chronic and progressive autoimmune liver disease that overwhelmingly affects women, but researchers have yet to determine the exact reason behind this substantial sex difference.
9.3.20 | Maternal Health
Advances in Pregnancy Care: What Parents Need to Know About Genetic Screening
Noninvasive prenatal screening and expanded carrier screening allow families to gain insight into the risk posed by certain heritable conditions. SWHR profiles both types of screening and discusses what families should know before talking to their clinician.
7.30.20 | HPV
Pandemic Imperils Cancer Prevention, Screening, and Treatment for Women
Many women have been hesitant or unable to attend health care visits because of the COVID-19 pandemic, leading to thousands of missed annual wellness visits, vaccinations, and cancer screenings.
7.28.20
Your Counselor Will See You Now: How Genetic Counselors Are Leading the Way on Telehealth
During the COVID-19 pandemic, more clinicians than ever are turning to telehealth. But one group of providers has been seeing patients virtually for years: genetic counselors.
7.23.20 | HPV
Identifying Barriers to Prevention, Screening, and Treatment of HPV and Related Cancers
At an SWHR roundtable, experts and patients identified gaps in research, clinical practice, policy, and education related to HPV-associated diseases.
7.16.20
SWHR Announces Dr. Shontelle Dodson as Board Chair
SWHR is pleased to announce the election of Shontelle Dodson, PharmD, as the new Chair of its Board of Directors.
7.14.20 | Policy
SWHR Applauds House Appropriations Committee for Advancing HHS Funding Increases
In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, the work of U.S. public health agencies is more important than ever. SWHR commends the House Appropriations Committee on its approval of a FY21 appropriations bill increasing funding for NIH to $47 billion.
6.30.20 | Policy
Women and Value Assessment: Striving to Capture the Patient Experience
SWHR hosted three value assessment experts at its recent policy meeting to discuss the integration of women’s health priorities into assessments of new health care innovations.
