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5.2.22
2022 Annual Awards Gala Gallery

Supporters of SWHR gathered on Thursday, April 28, 2022 to honor leaders who have devoted their careers to improving women’s health and women’s advancement in science and medicine.

10.27.20
SWHR Celebrates 30 Years of Working to Make Women’s Health Mainstream

SWHR celebrated its 30th anniversary at its virtual annual awards gala on October 22, 2020, and honored three women leaders who have significantly advanced women’s health throughout their careers.  

Living Well With Migraine Toolkit 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.

5.6.20
A Note From SWHR’s New CEO

On April 27, Kathryn G. Schubert, MPP, started her role as SWHR's new president and chief executive officer.

7.10.17
Exploring Sex Differences in Alzheimer’s: Risk Factors Across the Lifespan

There are undoubtedly different sets of Alzheimer's disease risk factors that impact women versus men and these factors are likely to exert changes at different points in the lifespan.

5.30.17 | Obesity
Obesity-related Eating Disorders in Women

In the U.S., more than four in ten women are obese, compared to a little more than a third of men.

5.3.17
SWHR CEO Policy Watch Report – FDA Developments

The Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP Committee) recently voted in favor of Dr. Scott Gottlieb to be the next commissioner of the FDA.

10.31.16 | Urology
SWHR Welcomes New Member to Urology Network

SWHR is pleased to welcome Mary Happel Palmer, RN, PhD, FAAN, AGSF, to the Interdisciplinary Network on Urological Health in Women.

10.28.16
SWHR Cohosts Sex Differences Conference at University of Colorado

SWHR cohosted the National Conference on Women’s Health Research with University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus’ Center for Women’s Health Research (CWHR), titled “Sex Differences Across the Lifespan: A Focus on Metabolism.”

7.5.16
STDs are Incredibly Common – So Why The Stigma?

Despite recommendations from the CDC and the United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) for annual chlamydia and gonorrhea screening for sexually active women younger than 25, experts are concerned that not enough women get tested and therefore don’t know they are infected.