8.22.24 | Heart Health
Insights into the Intersection of Cardiovascular Disease and Maternal Morbidity and Mortality
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of maternal mortality in the United States, as it is a major risk […]
6.27.24 | Policy
Women’s Unique Health Needs and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
Women’s Unique Health Needs and the SDGs, a call to action co-hosted by the ECHAlliance and the Society for Women’s […]
6.4.24 | Fertility
Bridging the Infertility Care Gap
Infertility is clinically defined as the inability to achieve pregnancy after one year of intercourse without birth control or when an individual has had two or more failed pregnancies.
4.12.24 | Policy
National Academies Issues New Report on Including Pregnant and Lactating Women in Research
By Bria Fitz, MA, SWHR Public Policy Fellow The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, & Medicine (NASEM) released a new […]
4.11.24 | Women's Health Perspective
Lindsey Howard’s Endometriosis Journey
I was diagnosed with endometriosis after laparoscopic surgery to remove two very large endometriomas in the winter of 2018. I consider myself lucky that I had physical evidence on my ultrasound of the pain I was enduring before, during, and after my period.
3.19.24 | Research and Clinical Trials
SWHR Emerging Scholars in Women’s Health Research Award Symposium
The SWHR Emerging Scholars in Women’s Health Research Award is given to trainees whose abstracts submitted to the OSSD Annual Meeting demonstrate research excellence in addressing important knowledge gaps in health and disease areas that disproportionately, differently, or exclusively affect women.
2.7.24 | Health Equity
A Call to Action to Addressing Heart Health Across a Woman’s Lifespan, Informed by Data Dashboard
To offer solutions and bring attention to IHD and American Heart Month this February, SWHR has released a resource spotlighting actions to address gaps in heart health education for women across the lifespan.
2.1.24 | Vaccines
Flu-Free Motherhood: Navigating Flu Season Safely for Expectant Moms
Flu infections can lead to hospitalizations and deaths for people of all ages. However, these severe outcomes tend to be more prevalent in high-risk groups, such as pregnant people
