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FY 2025 Labor-HHS Bill Has Implications for Women’s Health and Research Funding 

On July 9, House appropriators released the FY 2025 Labor-HHS bill report, which serves as a companion to the spending bill.
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Latest Updates on the White House Initiative on Women’s Health Research: Executive Order, SWHR Thank You Letter to First Lady

On Monday, March 18 President Biden released an Executive Order directing “the most comprehensive set of executive actions ever taken to expand and improve women’s health research.”
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Final Policy Brief of Four-Part Series Shines Light on Need for Diversity Within Autoimmune Clinical Trials

Recognizing the significant impact that diversity has on the nation’s ability to improve autoimmune outcomes and advance health equity, SWHR developed the policy brief, “The Need for Diversity in Autoimmune Disease Research Trials.”

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Building a Close-Knit Community: One Woman’s Journey with Lupus

Juana Mata, a patient advocate and co-founder of Looms for Lupus, shared her journey with lupus in a conversation with SWHR.

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People of Color Continue to Be Underrepresented in Research on New Drugs

After decades of being underrepresented in biomedical research, women have accounted for more than 50% of participants in clinical trials for FDA-approved new drugs in the past four years.

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Women Make Up 72% of Study Participants for FDA-Approved New Drugs in 2019

SWHR is thrilled with the news that women accounted for 72% of all clinical trial participants for FDA-approved new drugs in 2019.

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Psoriatic Arthritis: A Woman’s Toolkit to Soar Above the Pain

This event discussed how to improve health outcomes for individuals with psoriatic arthritis through recognizing and addressing symptoms, comorbidities, treatment options, and barriers to accessing quality care, while highlighting the diverse experiences of women across the lifespan.

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Psoriatic Arthritis: More than Just Sore Joints

This event discussed how to improve health outcomes for individuals with psoriatic arthritis through recognizing and addressing symptoms, comorbidities, treatment options, and barriers to accessing quality care, while highlighting the diverse experiences of women across the lifespan.

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Psoriatic Arthritis

Psoriasis is an autoimmune disease that causes inflammation and overproduction of skin cells, resulting in skin rashes and raised, scaly patches.
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SWHR Psoriatic Arthritis Fact Sheet Provides Primary Care Physicians with Key Diagnostic and Treatment Information

SWHR launched its new Psoriatic Arthritis: Diagnosis and Management in Primary Care Fact Sheet, designed to help both clinicians and patients in their approach to diagnosing and treating PsA.