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  • New Issue of Women's Health In Focus at NIH Explores Physical Activity and Women's Health

    Women’s Health In Focus at NIH, Volume 8, Issue 1, explores the vital connection between physical activity and women’s health.

    Read In Focus 8.1

  • Enhanced Reporting for Women's Health Research: NIH Research, Condition, and Disease Categorization

    NIH has converted the reporting methodology for the Women’s Health Research category from manual coding to automated coding to enhance accuracy and consistency in reporting. 

    Learn more about NIH RCDC

  • Awardees Announced for ORWH Intramural Innovation Call for Proposals on Women's Midlife Health

    In Fiscal Year 2025, ORWH, with support from the Director of the NIH Office of Intramural Research, is supporting one-year, proof-of-concept pilot awards on women’s midlife health.

    Read about the awarded proposals

  • Upcoming Webinar: Women's Health Research Roundtable on the Vaginal Microbiome

    The next session of the Women’s Health Research Roundtable lecture series, “The Vaginal Microbiome: Implications for Women’s Health and Disease” will be held on July 17, 2025.

    Register for the webinar

  • New Resource: NIH Fact Sheets on Women's Health Research

    The fact sheets characterize the women’s health research landscape and identify opportunities for new research strategies to address women’s health topics.

    Learn more about the resource

  • Upcoming Webinar: Small Business Opportunities for Innovative Women's Health Research

    ORWH is hosting a virtual webinar on June 25, 2025, to discuss “Small Business Opportunities for Innovative Women’s Health Research.”

    Learn more and register

  • ORWH 35th Anniversary

    Advancing the Health of Women Through Research and Innovation

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Established in 1990, the Office of Research on Women's Health serves as the focal point for health research at the National Institutes of Health. For over thirty years, ORWH has worked across the NIH and beyond to advance our understanding of biological and social factors influencing women’s health and disease, support individuals in biomedical careers, and stimulate research to improve overall health.

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10 Jul
Military Women's Health Webinar Series: Violence Against Women and Trauma Webinar

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17 Jul
NIH Women's Health Research Roundtable: Vaginal Microbiome and Implications for Women’s Health

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7 Oct
64th Meeting of the Advisory Committee on Research on Women’s Health (ACRWH)

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3 Nov
Specialized Centers of Research Excellence (SCORE) on Sex Differences 2025 Annual Meeting Keynote and Capstone Addresses

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4 Nov
Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women's Health (BIRCWH) Annual Meeting

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