4.30.24
2024 Annual Awards Gala Gallery
The Society for Women’s Health Research (SWHR) honored three leaders for their contributions to advancing women’s health at its 2024 […]
4.15.24 | Women's Health Perspective
Sofia Oliveira’s Lupus Journey
When I was 20, I started having joint pain. Initially, I didn't even consider going to the doctor because I knew it would be dismissed, but after a few weeks the pain got so severe I had trouble doing the simplest everyday tasks.
4.12.24 | Policy
National Academies Issues New Report on Including Pregnant and Lactating Women in Research
By Bria Fitz, MA, SWHR Public Policy Fellow The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, & Medicine (NASEM) released a new […]
4.11.24 | Women's Health Perspective
Lindsey Howard’s Endometriosis Journey
I was diagnosed with endometriosis after laparoscopic surgery to remove two very large endometriomas in the winter of 2018. I consider myself lucky that I had physical evidence on my ultrasound of the pain I was enduring before, during, and after my period.
4.10.24 | Obesity
Beyond the Stigma: Obesity’s Impact on Women’s Health
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) describes obesity as “a common, serious, and costly chronic disease of adults and children […]
3.31.24 | Policy
Office of Autoimmune Disease Research Director Shares What’s Ahead for Autoimmune Disease Innovation
Sharing her insights on autoimmune disease research and OADR's role in tackling them, Victoria Shanmugam, MBBS, MRCP, FACR, CCD, Director of the OADR, presented at the Society for Women's Health Research's (SWHR) March 2024 Policy Advisory Council meeting.
3.27.24 | Policy
Latest Updates on the White House Initiative on Women’s Health Research: Executive Order, SWHR Thank You Letter to First Lady
Following his 2024 State of the Union address calling for a $12 billion investment in women’s health research and the release of […]
3.4.24 | Policy
How the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality is Advancing Women’s Health
The Society for Women's Health Research (SWHR) hosted the last Policy Advisory Council meeting of 2023 with a guest presentation delivered by Emily Chew, MPH, Senior Advisor for Women’s Health at the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ).
11.27.23 | Women's Health Perspective
Meghan Ochs’ Eating Disorder Journey
The summer of 2019, a month after I graduated from college, I traveled to Paris with my mother. It was a life-altering trip: my first visit to Europe and the experience that forced me to face my anorexia.
11.6.23 | Women's Health Perspective
Ashley’s Narcolepsy Journey
Listen to Ashley’s story about the challenges she faced and decisions she made to manage living with narcolepsy and protect herself and her baby during pregnancy.
