COVID-19: Hitting Women Hard
HealthyWomen Survey Finds Pandemic Has Significant Impact on Women
What Are Women’s Views About High Blood Cholesterol?
HealthyWomen recently ran a survey of over 1,100 respondents in partnership with Esperion to better understand women's views on high blood cholesterol.
L’Oreal Fellow Lisa Poulikakos Uses Engineering to Improve Breast Cancer Diagnostics
By bringing light and nanosurfaces to medicine, Poulikakos aims to make quick, precise breast cancer diagnosis accessible to all.
Brain Scientists Haven’t Been Able to Find Major Differences Between Women’s and Men’s Brains, Despite Over a Century of Searching
When brain sex differences do occur, what causes them?
The Color of COVID: Will Vaccine Trials Reflect America’s Diversity?
Groups hit hardest by the COVID-19 pandemic have historically been underrepresented in clinical trials for disease treatment.
We Need More Black Women in Clinical Trials
First, we need to deal with the history of exploitation
NIH Spearheads Study to Test At-Home Screening for HPV and Cervical Cancer
Proponents believe a simple test like this, which can be done at home, may help the U.S. move closer to eradicating cervical cancer.
HealthyWomen's 2020 Policy Survey Shows That Knowledge Is Power
How access to scientific studies and policies informs women’s health choices.
"Fast-Tracking" a Coronavirus Vaccine Sounds Great, but It's Not That Simple
Among the many ways to shorten the vaccine development timeline, approving a treatment based on antibody data — without completing a phase 3 trial — could be contentious.
Am I Immune to COVID-19 If I Have Antibodies?
Here is one physician scientist’s responses to common questions surrounding tests and what they can tell you about immunity.
Why Women Are Needed in COVID-19 Clinical Trials
Women aren't just little men with vaginas. Drugs and vaccines tested disproportionately on men may not work for us.
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