Congratulations are in order! ORWH recently awarded two Science Policy Scholar Travel Awards to support the development of junior investigators focused on women’s health or sex differences who are also interested in research policy.
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ORWH Medical Officer Balkissa Ouattara, M.D., Ph.D., M.P.H., represented ORWH at the University of Cincinnati’s Women's Health Equity Symposium December 5–6, 2024. The event aimed to foster interdisciplinary collaboration among researchers, clinicians, and community members while amplifying the voices of women who have been historically marginalized.
Historically, women’s health research has focused on reproductive health and female-specific conditions, but it has since expanded to encompass all aspects of the health of women. The newly released publication, Recent Developments in Women’s Health Research at the U.S. National Institutes of Health, reviews how the changes NIH has implemented have affirmed the importance of women’s health research through policies and programs that support rigor and the inclusion of women in biomedical research.