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SWHR Appoints Sarah Wells Kocsis New Vice President of Public Policy

SWHR hired Sarah Wells Kocsis, MBA, as its new Vice President of Public Policy.

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Hormones, From Puberty to Post-Menopause

This is the first in a four-part series the SWHR about hormones across the lifespan.

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Sexual and Gender Minorities: The Silent Majority in the World of Mental Health

This past year mental health has been at the forefront of national coverage, especially with the recent presidential election, where both nominees acknowledged mental health as an issue of public health concern.

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Managing Bone Health for Endometriosis and Fibroid Patients

Do endometriosis and uterine fibroids impact bone health? SWHR explores the connection between these gynecological conditions, estrogen, and healthy bones.

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Heart to Heart: A Chat About Heart Disease Risk in Women

Ischemic heart disease (IHD) refers to the reduced blood flow and oxygen supply to the heart, usually caused by plaque […]

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SWHR Alzheimer’s Disease Policy Roundtable: Breaking Down the Burden of Alzheimer’s Disease for Women

SWHR convened an interdisciplinary Alzheimer’s Disease Policy Working Group of policy experts, researchers, clinicians, and patient advocates for a closed, roundtable meeting in August 2022 to discuss policy needs and opportunities as they relate to improving health and quality of life outcomes in Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias for women.

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Supporting New Moms in the Fight Against Postpartum Depression

SWHR spoke with Taiwo Ajao, MPH, RN, IBCLC CD (DONA) a maternal-newborn nurse, lactation consultant and doula, and Jenifer LaNore, MSW, LCSW-C, PMH-C, a trained full-spectrum doula (DTI) and owner of Gracefully Balanced Perinatal Counseling, LLC, on postpartum depression.

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Imaging The Effects Of Menopausal Hormone Therapy On The Brain

Imaging provides a window into brain changes due to dementia decades before someone begins to show clinical symptoms of the disease. Volume of the brain gradually declines with advancing age, but this decline takes a faster course in people who experience more cognitive decline than is expected for their age and go on to develop dementia.

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COVID-19: More Research Needed on Maternal and Infant Health Outcomes

Pregnant individuals and newborns have immune systems that are more susceptible to viral infections than the general population.

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Converging Health Crises: The Impact of COVID-19 and the Opioid Epidemic on Pregnant Women

The national opioid epidemic was already raging before COVID-19 hit the United States. During the pandemic, the situation severely worsened, including for those who are pregnant.