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Migraines: More Than Just a “Headache”

Headaches affect the head, are caused by stress, exhaustion, et cetera, and are painful. Migraines are a type of headache that display all the same factors but on a greater scale. For

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Are NIH Policies Unintentionally Impeding Women’s Health Research?

While NIH policies intend to correct imbalances in studying females, one researcher argues that the new movement on including sex as a biological variable has backfired in implementation.

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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.  

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A Little Leakage Goes a Long Way

Our bladders work hard, and sometimes they aren’t quite as effective as we would hope.  The majority of women, pregnant or not, have at some point in their lives dealt with incontinence, the unintentional loss of urine.

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Shining a Spotlight on Women’s Bladder Health

Women and girls are disproportionately affected by bladder health issues like urinary incontinence and urinary tract infections, which can significantly disrupt daily life. Yet many women are hesitant to talk to their health care providers due to lack of awareness and stigma around bladder conditions.

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Sex Matters: Addressing the Alzheimer’s Disease Research Gap

To prevent and treat Alzheimer’s disease, scientists need to better understand how the disease differs between women and men, according to a paper published June 12 in Alzheimer’s & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer’s Association.

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New Guide Aims to Unmask Challenges Women Face in Getting Healthy Sleep

Though sleep is essential to health, the unique barriers faced by women in maintaining good sleep health are often misunderstood or overlooked, according to “Women & Sleep: A Guide for Better Health,” a new resource developed by SWHR.

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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.

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SWHR Launches Women’s Health Equity Initiative at 2022 Gala

SWHR launched the Women’s Health Equity Initiative during the 2022 Annual Awards Gala, aims to engage communities on solutions to improve women’s health equity.

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SWHR CEO Reflects on Reproductive Health Innovation Summit

SWHR CEO Kathryn G. Schubert spoke at the 2022 Reproductive Health Innovation Summit, in February 2022. Here, she reflects on the event and shares how we can help to advance women’s health.