8.2.21 | Policy House Passes FY 2022 Spending Bill for HHS, Other Agencies
The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday passed H.R. 4502, a package of seven FY 2022 spending bills, including the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies appropriations bill.
7.21.21 | Autoimmune More Than Skin Deep: Assessing Gaps in Care for Patients with Alopecia Areata, Atopic Dermatitis, and Psoriatic Arthritis
SWHR recently convened a diverse working group of expert researchers, health care providers, patient advocates, and policy leaders for a roundtable discussion on the health, social, and economic impacts of these conditions on women.
7.6.21 | Menopause Menopause Preparedness: Perspectives for Patient, Provider, and Policymaker Consideration
The Society for Women’s Health Research (SWHR) published a perspective article in Menopause, the journal of the North American Menopause […]
6.30.21 | Policy Integrating Women into Health Care Research, Quality Improvement, and Value Assessment
Across research and health policy, the unique needs of women as patients, caregivers, and primary health care decision-makers for their families are receiving more attention.
6.24.21 | Coronavirus Converging Health Crises: The Impact of COVID-19 and the Opioid Epidemic on Pregnant Women
The national opioid epidemic was already raging before COVID-19 hit the United States. During the pandemic, the situation severely worsened, including for those who are pregnant.
6.23.21 | Genetic Screening Expanded Carrier Screening: Eliminating Barriers to Access and Reducing Disparities
SWHR convened an interdisciplinary working group for a closed roundtable meeting to discuss how to eliminate barriers to access and reduce health disparities related to genetic screening, with a focus on noninvasive prenatal screening (NIPS) and expanded carrier screening (ECS).
6.21.21 | Genetic Screening Noninvasive Prenatal Screening: Eliminating Barriers to Access and Reducing Disparities
SWHR convened an interdisciplinary working group for a closed roundtable meeting to discuss how to eliminate barriers to access and reduce health disparities related to genetic screening, with a focus on noninvasive prenatal screening (NIPS) and expanded carrier screening (ECS).
