8.1.23 | Policy Panel Discusses How Institutions are Supporting Women Service Members and Women Veterans Through Research
During the June 2023 Policy Advisory Council meeting, SWHR hosted a group of panelists to discuss the research and innovation that is currently taking place to support women service members and women veterans:
7.17.23 | Policy SWHR Joins Members of Congress, Partners for Reintroduction of the Stephanie Tubbs Jones Uterine Fibroid Research and Education Act
SWHR joined Representatives Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), and Robin Kelly (D-IL), along with representatives from the Fibroid Foundation and The White Dress Project, on Capitol Hill on Wednesday, July 12, 2023.
7.14.23 | Policy House Appropriations Subcommittee Advances FY24 Labor-HHS Funding Bill
The Labor-HHS Appropriations Subcommittee approved by voice vote its draft fiscal year 2024 Labor-HHS spending bill. SWHR notes that the bill contains several deeply troubling provisions for the nation’s scientific and public health entities.
7.14.23 | Policy House Labor-HHS Spending Bill Shows Flagrant Disregard for Science and Public Health
The U.S. House of Representatives Appropriations Committee released its fiscal year 2024 funding bill for the Departments of Labor-HHS. SWHR President and CEO Kathryn G. Schubert, MPP, CAE released a statement in response to the bill’s release.
7.10.23 | Uterine Fibroids Opportunities for Minimally Invasive Treatment for Uterine Fibroids
This guest blog by Laura Marrone and Pratik Shukla, MD, assistant professor of radiology at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School explores uterine fibroid embolization as a way to treat uterine fibroids.
7.3.23 | Uterine Fibroids Raising Awareness for Uterine Fibroids this July
Every July, individuals around the world raise awareness for uterine fibroids, which affect an estimated 26 million women of reproductive age in the United States. SWHR is dedicated to raising awareness about the effects of uterine fibroids on women’s livelihoods.
6.29.23 | Fertility A Focus on Mental Health and Infertility in Women
For Infertility Awareness Month, and in every month moving forward, SWHR is working to advance research, policy, and education on infertility and improve the lives of those affected.
6.28.23 | Health Equity A Call to Action for Women Living with Alzheimer’s, Informed by Data Dashboard
To bring attention to Alzheimer's and Brain Awareness Month in June, SWHR released a statement of priority areas that could eliminate gaps in delays in Alzheimer’s disease diagnoses for women, among other things.
5.31.23 | Endometriosis Advancing Uterine Health Through Research, Policy, and Advocacy
During the “Emerging Topics in Women’s Health: A Focus on Uterine Health” SWHR hosted a panel of women's health experts to discuss ways in which researchers, clinicians, and policy makers can collaborate to address disparities in uterine health.
5.30.23 | Women's Health Perspective It Doesn’t Have to be ‘Dreadopause’: A Woman’s Reflections on Her Journey with Menopause
The Society for Women’s Health Research spoke with Sharon Seibel, MD, and her husband Dr. Mache Seibel, about her journey with menopause.
