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ORWH Publishes Report on NIH’s 2017-2018 Activities Related to Women’s Health Research
This publication, often referred to as the “biennial report,” details the NIH-wide programs and accomplishments carried out in fulfillment of ORWH's core mission.
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Read the Fall Issue of Women's Health in Focus at NIH
In this issue, scientists address stress and its effects on the health of women. Please subscribe today and tell your family, friends, and colleagues about this important women’s health resource.
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NIH Publishes Its First Sex- and Gender-Focused R01
This new R01 is being led by ORWH and reaffirms NIH's commitment to the consideration of sex and gender influences in research.
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NIH Funds $945 Million in Opioid Research Through HEAL Initiative
The trans-NIH research effort aims to improve treatments for chronic pain, curb the rates of opioid use disorder (OUD) and overdose, and achieve long-term recovery from opioid addiction.
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ORWH Releases New Polycystic Ovary/Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) Booklet
In recognition of PCOS Awareness Month, ORWH created an informational booklet that provides guidance for those who are concerned that they may have PCOS and those who have already been diagnosed.
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ORWH Introduces the Maternal Morbidity and Mortality Web Portal
Access trustworthy, science-based information on healthy pregnancy, delivery, and post-pregnancy for scientists, researchers, consumers, and advocates.
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Strategic Initiatives
Strategic Initiatives
View the new Trans-NIH Strategic Plan for Women’s Health Research (2019–2023)
NIH Policy on Sex as a Biological Variable (SABV)
NIH Policy on Sex as a Biological Variable (SABV)
Describes the NIH policy to account for sex in biomedical research
NIH Inclusion Policies
NIH Inclusion Policies
Guidelines and policies for the inclusion of women in clinical research across the lifespan
NIH Inclusion Toolkit
NIH Inclusion Toolkit
How to Engage, Recruit, and Retain Women in Clinical Research
Career Development/ BIRCWH
Career Development/ BIRCWH
Describes the mentored career-development program
Individual Research Opportunities
Individual Research Opportunities
See ORWH research programs and funding announcements
Introducing the New ORWH Newsletter:
Women's Health in Focus at NIH
Within these pages, you will find thought-provoking information about women's health, learn about new research NIH is funding, and find important information for and about women scientists in the biomedical field.
Featured Publications
Introducing the New ORWH Quarterly Publication:
Women's Health in Focus at NIH
Within these pages, you will find thought-provoking information about women's health, learn about new research NIH is funding, and find important information for and about women scientists in the biomedical field.
- Taking cardiology clinical trials to the next level: A call to action, Clinical Cardiology, 2018
- Considering sex as a biological variable in preclinical research, FASEB 2016
- Sex and gender equity in research: Rationale for the SAGER guidelines and recommended use, Research Integrity and Peer Review, 2016
- Studying both sexes: A guiding principle for biomedicine, FASEB, 2015
See additional publications in the ORWH Reading Room.
Director's Corner
Janine Austin Clayton, M.D.
Janine Austin Clayton, M.D. was appointed Associate Director for Research on Women’s Health and Director of the Office of Research on Women’s Health at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in 2012. She is leading NIH’s Policy change initiative that requires scientists to include female animals and cells in preclinical research design.
Janine Austin Clayton, M.D. was appointed Associate Director for Research on Women’s Health and Director of the Office of Research on Women’s Health at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in 2012. She is leading NIH’s Policy change initiative that requires scientists to include female animals and cells in preclinical research design.