SWHR is excited to announce the appointment of a new member to its Board of Directors. Joining the Board is Shontelle Dodson, PharmD, vice president of Medical Excellence within Medical Affairs, Global, at Astellas Pharma Inc.
BlogThough 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.
BlogEvery 19 minutes, an infant is born in the U.S. who will suffer from opiate withdrawal.
BlogThe NASEM report on improving representation in clinical trials outlines the high cost of care and poor patient outcomes that are a consequence of not increasing diversity in research.
BlogAn April meeting of interdisciplinary clinicians, researchers, patients and patient advocates, and policy leaders discussed women’s bone health care and research in this SWHR meeting.
BlogThis blog summarizes the state of disparities in biomedical research and how they might be addressed.
ResourceAn Official Position Statement of the Society for Women’s Health Research POSITION Science benefits from diversity. Individuals of all genders, […]
BlogHeart disease is the No. 1 killer of women nationally, although only about half of women are aware of this fact.
BlogSome of screening and diagnostic tests for women are woefully outdated or nonexistent, resulting in uncertainties about their disease risk and difficulty with diagnosis.
BlogSWHR teamed with HealthyWomen, the National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women’s Health, and the Coalition of Labor Union Women in partnership with CardioDx on a new patient advocacy campaign, Spread the Word, to empower women to be proactive in discussing their heart health.