Society for Women's Health Research

09/27/2025

What do you wish clinicians knew about the importance of patient empowerment?

"There is power in their patient being knowledgeable and being educated [about their disease]," says Mandy Sandkuhler with The Mended Hearts, Inc. in this webinar clip.

This National , watch the full webinar: https://swhr.org/event/societal-influences-impact-on-cardiovascular-disease-in-women/

Learn more about heart disease at https://swhr.org/health_focus_area/heart-health/

09/27/2025

Given the disproportionate impact of on women, we need to understand the steps policymakers can take to support and promote early detection and diagnosis of , including:

📢 Launching public awareness campaigns on early detection & resources
📢 Expanding cognition assessments in Medicare wellness visits
📢 Create culturally & linguistically tailored federal resources

This , check out our Policy Agenda to learn more: https://ow.ly/2NU250WKeMP.

09/26/2025

In the new call to action SWHR, states that to improve PCOS care, we must:

> Invest in research and development of diagnostic innovations for PCOS
> Strengthen interdisciplinary health care coordination for patients
> Expand coverage to ensure holistic PCOS care
> Increase awareness around PCOS symptoms and whole-body health impacts

Read more: https://ow.ly/45tX50WWHpX

09/26/2025

Across 101 countries, women have a higher prevalence rate of obesity than men in 87% of them. In a recent blog from SWHR, learn more about s*x differences in obesity, comorbidities for women living with obesity, and strategies for more effective and equitable interventions: https://ow.ly/1JJS50WZT5N

Thank you to the interdisciplinary obesity working group who discussed these insights with SWHR this summer, with experts from Massachusetts General Hospital MGH Weight Center, Obesity Medicine Association, Obesity Action Coalition - OAC, Johns Hopkins University, Alliance for Women's Health and Prevention, The George Washington University School of Medicine & Health Sciences, University of Florida, National Institutes of Health (NIH), UCLA, University of Minnesota Twin Cities, University of Michigan, Black Women's Health Imperative, Tulane University School of Medicine.

Women with obesity experience additional barriers to care due to stigma, economic inequality, and limited access to appropriate care. Centering comprehensive solutions to these issues in the national approach to obesity care and policy could help improve outcomes for women across the lifespan.

09/26/2025

Happening next week, Monday September 29! Join us on for a webinar about maternal health, preeclampsia, and diagnostics. Register now: https://ow.ly/S6bU50WScvl

09/25/2025

"We are busy taking care of everybody else, but we have to take care of ourselves. When we're healthy, our families will be healthy," Rep. Robin Kelly (D-IL) reminds us.

We caught up with Rep. Kelly at the 2025 Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute CHCI Leadership Conference in Washington, DC this fall.

09/25/2025

"Women are the heart of the family," says Dr. Fabian Sandoval, President & CEO of Emerson Clinical Research Institute, at the 2025 Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute CHCI Leadership Conference in Washington, DC this month. Thank you Dr. Sandoval for joining us to !

09/25/2025

We caught up with Kenneth Barela, CEO at the National Hispanic Health Research Institute, at the 2025 Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute CHCI Leadership Conference in Washington, DC this September and asked him about the importance of talking about heart health.

He calls on all of us to "create a sense of urgency for the nation, so that we can address these issues in a more efficient and impactful way." Thank you, Kenneth!

09/25/2025

SWHR partners were at the 2025 Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute Leadership Conference in Washington, DC this September during to ask attendees to speak up about women’s heart health and .

Thank you to all who joined us!

Check out everyone who is joining us to , including individuals from the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute, the California Chapter of the National Association of Hispanic Nurses, the National Hispanic Health Research Institute, the American Kidney Fund, Nueva Vida: Support Network for Latinas with Cancer, and Expecting Health.

09/25/2025

Today is ! Advances in can empower women to take charge of their .

Breathe easier — check out SWHR’s Diagnostics Fact Sheet on Lung Health to learn more: https://ow.ly/qbgG50WJWF5.

09/25/2025

Maternal mental health cannot be overlooked. Black Maternal Mental Health Week is celebrate in July in the United States and in September in the United Kingdom.

This September, as part of Black Maternal Mental Health Week UK, hear from SWHR Chief Science Officer Dr. Irene Aninye in "Systemic Silence: Addressing Racial Inequity in Black Maternal Mental Health," a podcast from Springer Nature:

This podcast explores the intersection of race, maternal mental health and healthcare inequity, addressing lived experience, research and policy. We discuss how structural racism, inaction and policy contribute to poor outcomes for Black women, and what inclusive, data-driven care should look like.

09/25/2025

Thank you to the Foreign Policy team for inviting SWHR CEO Kathryn Schubert to join the Her Power: Progress Under Pressure event this week at .

During the "Why We Need Women-Centered Policies Now" panel, in her remarks, Schubert said, "what I would love to see is the employers starting the [menopause] conversation themselves, instead of putting the burden on women."

Schubert joined Dr. Claus Runge, Chief Health Equity Officer at Bayer and Dr. Jessica Shepherd, Gynecologist, Women's Health Expert and Chief Medical Officer at Hers on the panel, moderated by Reena Ninan, Journalist and Founder of Good Trouble Productions. Watch the full event here (and catch Schubert's panel at 1:38:00): https://www.youtube.com/live/0kYaiEZg9y4?feature=shared

Photo credit 1-3 Jonathan Heisler.