3.5.21 | Research and Clinical Trials
Overcoming Barriers to Diversifying Clinical Trials: Lessons Learned from Regulatory Agencies, Industry, and Federal and Private Funders
On Monday, March 29, 2021, join the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine for a virtual event regarding its consensus study report, Improving the Representation of Women and Underrepresented Minorities in Clinical Trials and Research.
3.4.21 | Research and Clinical Trials
Biomedical Research Must Consider How Sex and Gender Influence Health
SWHR President & CEO Kathryn G. Schubert and Dr. Margaret McCarthy, professor and chair of the Department of Pharmacology at […]
2.14.21 | Alzheimer's Disease
Biological Sex Differences in Alzheimer’s Preclinical Research: A Call to Action
Although women account for almost two-thirds of those diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, researchers have largely neglected to study sex as […]
2.10.21 | Research and Clinical Trials
Neuroscientist Jill Becker Takes Helm of Biology of Sex Differences Journal
The Biology of Sex Differences journal welcomed Dr. Jill Becker, PhD, as its new editor-in-chief earlier this month.
1.27.21 | Research and Clinical Trials
Women’s Health Research: Understanding the Roles of Sex and Gender
SWHR and the Endocrine Society hosted a virtual congressional briefing to discuss the importance of including sex as a biological variable in research.
12.19.20 | Maternal Health
Pregnant Women Must Be Included in Medical Research
Pregnant people have historically been excluded from clinical research on the grounds of protecting women and their pregnancies from harm. […]
12.10.20 | Research and Clinical Trials
Sex and Gender Disparities in the COVID-19 Pandemic
This speaker series will amplify research relevant to the health of women and support informed decisions about research participation by diverse women.
12.8.20 | Research and Clinical Trials
SWHR Comments on Sex & Gender Considerations in NIH-Wide COVID-19 Strategic Plan
The Society for Women’s Health Research (SWHR) submitted comments in response to the recently released NIH-Wide Strategic Plan for COVID-19 […]
12.8.20 | Research and Clinical Trials
SWHR Supports FDA Recommendations to Include Younger Women in Breast Cancer Research
The Society for Women’s Health Research (SWHR) submitted comments in response to a newly released U.S. Food and Drug Administration […]
