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Press Releases and Media Advisories
- NIH Meeting to Focus on Menopause and Optimizing Midlife Health of Women 05/07/2023
- NIH Office of Research on Women's Health to Hold Virtual Meetings to Help Advance Research on Sex and Gender and Their Roles in Health and Disease 10/20/2022
- NIH Meeting to Focus on the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Careers of Women Scientists 5/5/2022
- NIH Office of Research on Women’s Health to Hold Virtual Meetings to Help Advance Careers in Women’s Health Research and Knowledge About How Sex and Gender Affect Health and Disease 12/8/2021
- “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
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 as a Biological Variable
- Guess Which Sex Behaves More Erratically (At Least in Mice)
Janine Austin Clayton, M.D., FARVO, Director, NIH Office of Research on Women's Health
New York Times
03/07/2023 - Why this UCLA professor is studying female animals to gain insights into women's health
Janine Austin Clayton, M.D., FARVO, Director, NIH Office of Research on Women's Health
L.A. Times
10/14/2022 - The fraught quest to account for sex in biology research
Janine Austin Clayton, M.D., FARVO, Director, NIH Office of Research on Women's Health
Nature
9/26/2022 - The Quest to Show that Biological Sex Matters in the Immune System
Chyren Hunter, Ph.D., Associate Director for Basic and Translational Research
MIT Technology Review
8/15/2022 - 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 - W/omen'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 Expert: Stigma Around Paternal Leave Contributes to Gender Inequity in Medical Research Field
Xenia Tigno, Ph.D., Associate Director for Careers, NIH Office of Research on Women's Health
Rashmi Jagsi, M.D., D.Phil., Director, Michigan Center for Bioethics and Social Sciences in Medicine
Pharmacy Times
8/12/2022 - The Impact of the Pandemic on the Careers of Women Researchers in Biomedicine
Xenia Tigno, Ph.D., Associate Director for Careers, NIH Office of Research on Women's Health
Rashmi Jagsi, M.D., D.Phil., Director, Michigan Center for Bioethics and Social Sciences in Medicine
Pharmacy Times
8/5/2022 - NIH Expert: 'Women Do Not Passively Leak Out of the Professional Pipeline' in Biomedical Careers.
Janine Austin Clayton, M.D., FARVO, Director, NIH Office of Research on Women's Health
Pharmacy Times
6/16/2022 - International Day of Women & Girls in Science
Janine Austin Clayton, M.D., FARVO, Director, NIH Office of Research on Women's Health
WJLA 24/7 News on Your Side
2/11/2022 - 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
Sex and Gender
- Seeing Eye 2 Eye: Gender Disparities in Women's Eye Health & Social Determinants of Health
Janine Austin Clayton, M.D., FARVO, Director, NIH Office of Research on Women's Health
BlackDoctor.org
10/26/2022 - Women's Eye Health and Safety
Janine Austin Clayton, M.D., FARVO, Director, NIH Office of Research on Women's Health
Prevent Blindness
4/19/2022 - Men and women may respond differently to vaccines. Research needs to account for that
Chyren Hunter, Ph.D., Associate Director for Basic and Translational Research, NIH Office of Research on Women’s Health
STAT News
4/18/2022 - What Women Want: Addressing Women's Health Inequalities
Janine Austin Clayton, M.D., FARVO, NIH Office of Research on Women's Health
The King's Fund
3/7/2022 - Deep Dive Into High-Quality Care of Women’s Health
Sarah Temkin, M.D., Associate Director for Clinical Research, NIH Office of Research on Women’s Health
Pharmacy Times on Medical World News
2/15/2022 - An expert guide to women’s health screenings at every age
Janine Austin Clayton, M.D., FARVO, Director, NIH Office of Research on Women's Health
The Lily
12/4/2021 - Solving the puzzle of female longevity
Janine Austin Clayton, M.D., FARVO, Director, NIH Office of Research on Women's Health
CBS News
11/29/2021 - 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, NIH Office of Research on Women's Health
Well + Good
7/6/2020
Gender Bias in Healthcare
- "They don't believe me'" The pain and dangers of medical gaslighting
Janine Austin Clayton, M.D.,, FARVO, Director, NIH Office of Research on Women's Health
USA Today
5/19/2023 - Women's health research lacks funding—these charts show how
Sarah Temkin, M.D., Associate Director for Clinical Research, NIH Office of Research on Women's Health
Nature
5/3/2023 - From heart disease to IUDs: How doctors dismiss women's pain
David Thomas, Ph.D., Special Advisor to the Director, NIH Office of Research on Women's Health
Washington Post
12/13/2022 - Improving the Quality of Care for Ovarian Cancer Patients
Sarah Temkin, M.D., Associate Director for Clinical Research, NIH Office of Research on Women's Health
Giddy.com
6/13/2022 - Survey Aims to Inform Quality Improvement Initiatives in Ovarian Cancer Care Programs
Sarah Temkin, M.D., Associate Director for Clinical Research, NIH Office of Research on Women's Health
Journal of Clinical Pathways
11/1/2021 - ‘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
Maternal Morbidity and 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
Press Release and Media Advisories
- 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