Publications

Learn more about the exciting work we do.

As part of our broad effort to advance the health of all women, SWHR communicates with the public, the scientific community, and policymakers through peer-reviewed journal articles, commentaries, and disease guides and fact sheets.

Peer-Reviewed Articles
Commentaries
Guides & Toolkits

What we’re doing

Migraine Patient Toolkit: A Guide to Your Care
SWHR’s toolkit is designed to help patients navigate their care with easy-to-understand information about migraine diagnosis and treatment, as well as tips on interacting with health care providers and health insurance companies to achieve the best possible outcomes.
Guides & Toolkits, Publications
Endometriosis Toolkit: A Patient Empowerment Guide
03.19.21
SWHR's Endometriosis Toolkit is designed to empower people of all ages with endometriosis in navigating their care.
Commentaries, Publications
Biomedical Research Must Consider How Sex and Gender Influence Health
03.04.21
SWHR President & CEO Kathryn G. Schubert joins Dr. Margaret McCarthy to publish an op-ed in the Morning Consult on the inclusion of sex and gender considerations in biomedical research. 
Commentaries, Publications
Biological Sex Differences in Alzheimer’s Preclinical Research: A Call to Action
02.14.21
The SWHR Alzheimer’s Disease Network published a peer-reviewed commentary stating that better integration of sex as a biological variable could open new doors in treatment research.
Commentaries, Publications
Pregnant Women Must Be Included in Medical Research
12.19.20
SWHR President & CEO Kathryn G. Schubert published an op-ed in Scientific American calling for pregnant women to be protected through research, not from research. 
Peer-Reviewed Articles, Publications
Understanding the Impact of Sex and Gender in Osteoarthritis: Assessing Research Gaps and Unmet Needs
12.16.20
SWHR published a review in the Journal of Women’s Health assessing research gaps and unmet needs around sex and genders differences in osteoarthritis (OA).
Guides & Toolkits, Publications
Migraine Patient Toolkit: Living Well with Migraine
09.16.20
SWHR’s new Migraine Patient Toolkit is designed to help people with migraine integrate wellness practices into their daily life and offers a starting point for the journey toward living well with migraine.