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Press Releases & Media Advisories

• “Advancing NIH Research on the Health of Women: A 2021 Conference” to Be Held on October 20, 2021 10/14/2021
• NIH Office of Research on Women's Health to Hold Forum on Effective Approaches to Fostering Faculty Gender Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion 9/30/2021
• NIH funds studies to assess potential effects of COVID-19 vaccination on menstruation 8/30/2021
• NIH Meeting to Focus on Building Bridges Across Public and Private Sectors to Better Integrate Sex and Gender Considerations into Biomedical Research 5/6/2021
• NIH ORWH to Hold Virtual Meeting Series on Advances in Women’s Health, Sex and Gender in Health and Disease, and the Advancement of Women in Biomedical Careers 12/8/2020
• NIH Holds a Symposium on Pregnancy-Related Death and Disease 5/10/2019
• NIH releases clinician resource for simplified diagnosis of dry eye disease 9/5/2018
   

Statements

• Statement on Announcement of Winners of the NIH Prize for Enhancing Faculty Gender Diversity in Biomedical and Behavioral Science 8/5/2021
• Statement on NIH UNITE Initiative 3/10/2021
• Statement on Gender Disparities in NIH Funding 8/6/2020
   

Media Coverage

Sex & Gender

• We Need to Know How Menopause Changes Women’s Brains
  Janine Austin Clayton, M.D., FARVO, Director, NIH Office of Research on Women's Health
  The New York Times
  7/21/2021
• A Conversation on the Future of Women’s Health Research with Dr. Janine Clayton, Director of the NIH Office of Research on Women’s Health
  Janine Austin Clayton, M.D., FARVO, Director, NIH Office of Research on Women's Health
  Innovations in Women's Health, Women’s Health Research at Yale newsletter
  6/21/2021
• Scientists can now apply for NIH’s first sex- and gender-focused research grant 
  STAT Morning Rounds
  10/25/2019
• Women are more than twice as likely as men to suffer from PTSD. Studies are underway to find out why.
  Janine Austin Clayton, M.D., FARVO, Director, NIH Office of Research on Women's Health
  The Washington Post
  10/19/2019
• 7 steps to manage stress and build resilience
  Janine Austin Clayton, M.D., FARVO, Director, NIH Office of Research on Women's Health
  SFGATE (Brandpoint)

Inclusion

• "Why We Know So Little About Women’s Bodies"
  Sarah Temkin, M.D., Associate Director for Clinical Research, NIH Office of Research on Women's Health
  Seeker
  6/29/2021
• COVID-19 puts spotlight on disparities in women's health research
  Janine Austin Clayton, M.D., FARVO, Director, NIH Office of Research on Women's Health
  GoodMorningAmerica.com
  5/19/2021
• Women in Clinical Trials with Dr. Janine Clayton
  Janine Austin Clayton, M.D., FARVO, Director, NIH Office of Research on Women's Health
  NEJM Resident 360 - Curbside Consults Podcast
  3/30/2021
• Honoring the Researchers Making a Difference for Women’s Brains: An Interview with Maria Shriver and Sanjay Gupta, M.D. (1st video)
  Janine Austin Clayton, M.D., FARVO, Director, NIH Office of Research on Women's Health
  Women’s Alzheimer’s Movement
  2/11/2021
• Women Were Left Out of Clinical Trials Until the ‘90s—This Is How It’s Impacted Our Health
  Regine Douthard, M.D., M.P.H., Senior Medical Officer
  Well + Good
  7/6/2020

Gender Bias in Health Care

• ‘Women are often just not heard’: Dangers of gender bias at doctors’ offices
  Janine Austin Clayton, M.D., FARVO, Director, NIH Office of Research on Women's Health
  Today.com
  6/2/2021
• Recognizing, Addressing Unintended Gender Bias in Patient Care
  Janine Austin Clayton, M.D., FARVO, Director, NIH Office of Research on Women's Health
  Clinical Practice Today
  1/14/2020
• The invisible woman? The challenge at the doctor's office every woman needs to know about
  Janine Austin Clayton, M.D., FARVO, Director, NIH Office of Research on Women's Health
  Today.com
  5/13/2019
• Why women get overlooked in healthcare—Featuring: Serena Williams, Dr. Janine Clayton, Dr. Esther Choo
  Janine Austin Clayton, M.D., FARVO, Director, NIH Office of Research on Women's Health
  Lean In
  12/11/2018

Sex as a Biological Variable

• Lab rats are overwhelmingly male, and that's a problem
  Chyren Hunter, Ph.D., Associate Director for Basic and Translational Research, NIH Office of Research on Women's Health
  CNN.com
  5/14/2021
• Progress in Considering Sex as a Biological Variable
  Chyren Hunter, Ph.D., Associate Director for Basic and Translational Research, NIH Office of Research on Women's Health
  Science Friday
  2/26/2021
• Coronavirus: ¿por qué más hombres que mujeres han sido afectados en China?
  Janine Austin Clayton, M.D., FARVO, Director, NIH Office of Research on Women's Health
  BBC News Mundo
  2/27/2020
• The virus seems to hit men harder than women. This may be why.
  Janine Austin Clayton, M.D., FARVO, Director, NIH Office of Research on Women's Health
  The New York Times
  2/20/2020
• Neuroscience: Do too many male experimental animals distort the results?
  Chyren Hunter, Ph.D., Associate Director for Basic and Translational Research, NIH Office of Research on Women's Health
  Bayerischer Rundfunk
  7/22/2019
• Women's Health Awareness with Janine Austin Clayton, M.D., FARVO
  Director, NIH Office of Research on Women's Health
  Laila Ali Lifestyle

Biomedical Careers

• NIH Leader Champions Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion: ASHG Interviews Janine Clayton, M.D.
  Director, NIH Office of Research on Women's Health
  American Society of Human Genetics
  3/17/2021
• STEM Hero: Janine Austin Clayton, M.D., FARVO
  Director, NIH Office of Research on Women's Health
  Base 11
  2/11/2021
• Stopping the leaks
  Janine Austin Clayton, M.D., FARVO, Director, NIH Office of Research on Women's Health
  Albert and Mary Lasker Foundation newsletter

Maternal Morbidity & Mortality

• The US has the highest maternal death rate of any developed nation. California is trying to do something about that
  Janine Austin Clayton, M.D., FARVO, Director, NIH Office of Research on Women's Health
  CNN.com
  4/14/2020
• Women dying from pregnancy and childbirth is still a problem in the United States, CDC report shows
  Janine Austin Clayton, M.D., FARVO, Director, NIH Office of Research on Women's Health
  CNN.com
  1/30/2020
• Maternal morbidity and mortality: Your guide to healthy pregnancy
  Samia Noursi, Ph.D., Associate Director for Science Policy, Planning, and Analysis, NIH Office of Research on Women's Health
  Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Formation of ORWH

• The Real Turning Point for Women’s Political Power
  The Atlantic
  7/2/2019