7.6.16 |
The Reality of Premature Birth
Premature birth, or “preterm” birth, is any birth that occurs before the first 37 weeks of pregnancy. According to March of Dimes, there are approximately 380,000 premature births each year.
6.8.16 | Research and Clinical Trials
SWHR Participates in Clinical Trials Education Event
SWHR participated in AWARE for All, a public education event hosted by the Center for Information and Study on Clinical Research Participation (CISCRP) earlier this year.
5.24.16 | Research and Clinical Trials
Does Lung Cancer Have a Gender Bias?
The American Lung Association surveyed 1,000 American women to learn their perceptions about which cancers impact women.
5.16.16 | Research and Clinical Trials
VVA: What Is It, And What Does It Mean For Post-Menopausal Women?
For post-menopausal women (meaning, women who have gone more than one year since their last period and therefore have completed menopause), vaginal health issues are a prevalent concern.
5.13.16 | Mental Health
Mental Health: The Hidden Illness Plaguing Minority Communities
Mental health includes our emotional, psychological, and social well-being and impacts how we think, what we feel, and how we act.
5.11.16 | Mental Health
In Opioid Addiction, Both Babies and Their Mothers Deserve Care
Every 19 minutes, an infant is born in the U.S. who will suffer from opiate withdrawal.
4.21.16 | Heart Health
12 Percent of People Will Be Diagnosed With This Life-Threatening Heart Disease
The prevalence of aortic stenosis is as high as 12 percent among those 75 and older, and because women generally outlive men, many women are likely to develop the disease.
4.1.16 | Heart Health
We Don’t Need a Zika Czar. We Need a Women’s Health Czar.
Pregnant women are more susceptible to infectious disease than the general public. Yet a dearth of research leaves them and their babies vulnerable time and time again.
3.29.16 | Heart Health
Afraid of Colonoscopies? Alternative Noninvasive Tests Are Available but Inaccessible
Aversion to colonoscopies is incredibly common and is preventing many women — who are at high risk for colorectal cancer — from getting the care they need.
3.16.16 | Heart Health
Not Just a Man’s Disease
Colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer in women behind lung and breast -- and not just among the elderly. In fact, colorectal cancer diagnoses are becoming increasingly common in individuals younger than 50.
