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SWHR Salutes the FDA Office of Women’s Health on 20 Years of Advancing Women’s Health

SWHR congratulates the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Office of Women’s Health for 20 years of working to improve the health of women.

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Breaking Barriers for Gender Equity Through Research

On International Women’s Day this year, Nature is put the spotlight on some of the amazing women working in academia, […]

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New Treatments, Universal Screening May Ease Burden of Perinatal Depression

The most common, most underdiagnosed, and most undertreated pregnancy-related complication in the United States is perinatal depression — depression that occurs during pregnancy or within the first year after delivery. An estimated 10 to 20 percent of new mothers experience perinatal depression (a more inclusive term than postpartum depression), with half of these women going undiagnosed and untreated.  

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GAO Finds NIH Has Made Progress Including Women in Research, But Improved Reporting And Analysis Needed

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report, showing that more work needs to be done in reporting and analysis policies to further ensure women and minorities are being accurately represented in clinical trials.

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Society for Women’s Health Research Launches New Interdisciplinary Network to Focus on Sex Differences in Alzheimer’s Disease

SWHR announces the start of a new initiative focused on examining sex and gender differences in Alzheimer’s disease.

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Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Diagnostic Tests, Treatment, and Prevention Urgently Needed

NIH has doubled its research budget for myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS), to $15 million this year. This is a very small research budget given that hundreds of thousands, even as high as 2.5 million men, women, and children suffer from this syndrome.

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Menopause Mindfulness: Embracing the Change of My Midlife

This event discusses how to improve health outcomes through recognizing and addressing symptoms, comorbidities, treatment options, and barriers to accessing quality care, while highlighting the diverse experiences of women during and after the menopause transition.

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Sex and Gender Differences in Migraine — Evaluating Knowledge Gaps

To decrease the substantial health and economic burden of migraine on individuals and society, researchers need to address how the […]

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Fireside Chat: Menopause – A Patient’s Journey

Menopause affects 1 million people each year in the United States,1 and up to 80% of them may experience hot flashes […]

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Are You There Doctor? It’s Me Menopause.

Most medical providers still don’t know enough about perimenopause and menopause. This isn’t surprising when considering that 80 percent of […]