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November 2020

Toward an Improved Vision for Maternal Health and Pregnancy Outcomes
The high rates of maternal morbidity and mortality (MMM) in the U.S. constitute a public health crisis, yet up to 60% of these deaths are preventable. MMM is tragic and is affected by many factors, including prenatal and postpartum care, age of the mother, socioeconomic status, racial disparities, and mental health. However, the challenges are not insurmountable. We can and must do more to create tailored, evidence-based solutions for women across the country. To this end, the NIH Implementing a Maternal health and PRegnancy Outcomes Vision for Everyone (IMPROVE) initiative supports research to reduce preventable maternal deaths and improve health for all women before, during, and after delivery... Read more

ORWH’s Strategic Approach to COVID-19 Response
Successful navigation of a public health emergency such as the COVID-19 pandemic requires short- and long-term strategies. We work not only to safely get out of the woods but also, as researchers, to simultaneously chart a better course for future challenges. The NIH-Wide Strategic Plan for COVID-19 Research guides the work of developing diagnostics, treatments, and preventive interventions—including Phase III trials of vaccines. To complement the strategic plan and guide its COVID-19 response, the NIH Office of Research on Women’s Health (ORWH) developed Guiding Principles: Sex and gender influences in COVID-19 and the health of women. The principles promote rigorous research, advance health equity, and enhance the Nation’s response to this pandemic by laying out a systematic approach to incorporating sex and gender into research to inform and improve the health of women... Read more

For 30 years, ORWH has been putting science to work for the health of women. To highlight these efforts, the office is hosting a 3-day virtual meeting series, which will offer enlightening presentations on health research, scientific advances in the influence of sex and gender on health and disease, and progress for women in biomedical careers.

Day One: Dec. 14, BIRCWH Annual Meeting Marks 20th Anniversary, Opens ORWH 30th Anniversary Virtual Meeting Series
The Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women’s Health (BIRCWH) Annual Meeting will kick off the ORWH 30th Anniversary Virtual Meeting Series by bringing BIRCWH Scholars and senior faculty together to share their research on the health of women and their biomedical career experiences... Read More

Day Two: Dec. 15, ORWH 30th Anniversary Scientific Symposium Features NIH Director Francis Collins and Additional Leaders in Women’s Health Research
This symposium, titled “Advancing the Health of Women Through Science,” will feature opening remarks by NIH Director Francis Collins, M.D., Ph.D., followed by a keynote address on women’s mental health across the life course and a panel of leaders from across NIH discussing their perspectives on women’s health... Read More

Day Three: Dec. 16, SCORE Annual Meeting Keynote Address Features Lancet Editor on Sex Differences Research
The keynote address, titled “Sex Differences Research and the Health of Women: An Editor's Perspective,” will be given by Jocalyn Clark, Ph.D., Executive Editor of The Lancet... Read More

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ASCB Is Offering Grants to Subsidize Cell Bio Virtual 2020 Attendee Expenses
The American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB) grants for Cell Bio Virtual 2020 will be made available to members who fall under NIH’s Interest in Diversity Notice and are underrepresented within the Society. Through its Innovative Programs to Enhance Research Training (IPERT) grant, ASCB can offer funding to ensure access to the meeting for undergraduate, graduate, postdoc, and junior faculty who identify as underrepresented minorities... Read More

Nobel Prize Winners In Chemistry and Physics Discuss Shattering Gender Norm, Redefining Women’s Roles

Women More Likely to Take COVID-19 Seriously, Comply with Safety Measures

Postpartum Depression May Persist 3 Years After Giving Birth

New 9-Month Study Seeks to Understand COVID-19 in Pregnancy Among Minorities

Variety’s Entertainment Philanthropist of the Year: Maria Shriver Is on a Mission to End Alzheimer’s

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NIH COVID-19 Web Portal

NIH-Wide Strategic Plan for COVID-19 Research

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Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women’s Health Annual Meeting (20th Anniversary of Program)
December 14, 2020

ORWH 30th Anniversary Scientific Symposium
December 15, 2020

Specialized Centers of Research Excellence Annual Meeting Keynote Address
December 16, 2020

Sex and Gender Disparities in the COVID-19 Pandemic
January 27, 2021

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