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.
9.7.23 | Heart Health Getting Serious About Heart Health
Read My Lips: it’s time for women to stay on top of their heart health and get regular cholesterol screenings.
8.18.23 | Women's Health Perspective Natalie Sten’s Pregnancy Journey
My husband and I were trying to get pregnant for over a year through on and off infertility treatments. In July 2022, due to an insurance change, we were not able to go through the treatment process.
5.10.23 | Women's Health Perspective Cara Frey’s Uterine Health Journey
I was 17 when my gynecologist told me I didn’t have a uterus – that I was born without one, in fact. Confused and angry, I wondered how this could have happened.
5.8.23 | Women's Health Perspective Morgan Newman’s Cervical Cancer Journey
I wanted to take charge of my health at a young age so I could make important decisions, but I felt like I wasn’t getting all the necessary information I needed from other providers.
5.8.23 | Women's Health Perspective Layla Lohmann’s Graves’ Disease Journey
Twenty-six years ago, I was diagnosed with Graves’ disease with exophthalmos. Prior to this autoimmune disease diagnosis, I was always struggling with breathing issues and asthma.
5.2.23 2023 Annual Awards Gala Gallery
Supporters of SWHR gathered for SWHR’s 33rd Annual Awards Gala on Wednesday, April 26, 2023 to honor leaders who have devoted their careers to improving women’s health and women’s advancement in science and medicine.
