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March 2021
Celebrating Women's History Month
 Exceptional Individuals and Strong Collaborations Drive Advances in Women’s Health
 As we take time this Women's History Month to celebrate the inspiring contributions of women who helped shape the world, I think of the many scientists, advocates, and policymakers who helped improve the lives of millions through advances in women’s health research.
The scientific knowledge generated by the landmark Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) has saved lives and changed clinical practice. The findings halted the prescription of postmenopausal hormone therapy for most women and, based on 2014 data, have most likely prevented hundreds of thousands of cases of breast cancer and cardiovascular disease as a result. Bernadine Healy, M.D.—the first and only woman (so far) to serve as NIH Director—called for the study and was its visionary architect... Read More
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  Journal of Women’s Health Special Issue Discusses Maternal Morbidity and Mortality
The issue's articles examine the maternal morbidity and mortality crisis and propose solutions and a research agenda for understanding, treating, and preventing maternal health complications... Read More
NIH Offers Grant Extensions for Some Research Grantees Affected by COVID-19
NIH recently announced that NIH fellowship (F) and career development (K) research grant recipients directly affected by COVID-19 may apply for no-cost extensions and funded extensions (NOT-OD-21-052)... Read More
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 NIH Releases CEAL Toolkit
The NIH Community Engagement Alliance (CEAL) Against COVID-19 Disparities focuses on addressing misinformation around COVID-19, engaging trusted partners and messengers in the delivery of accurate information, and educating communities on the importance of inclusion in clinical research to overcome COVID-19. The CEAL toolkit, which is distributed monthly, includes infographics, videos, social media messages, and key digital links that people can share with their communities to help keep them informed. Download the February toolkit.
NIH Works Toward Ending Structural Racism
NIH recently launched UNITE, an initiative to end structural racism in biomedical research. Besides identifying and addressing structural racism, UNITE will seek to create a more equitable, civil culture within the biomedical research enterprise and reduce barriers to racial equity among the biomedical research workforce. NIH is seeking comments and suggestions about this work.
NIH Launches Initiative to Study “Long COVID”
Large numbers of people who have become ill from and survived COVID-19 are finding that a full recovery can be surprisingly elusive. A new NIH initiative aims to learn more about how SARS-CoV-2 infection might lead to widespread and lasting symptoms and develop ways to treat and prevent long COVID. Click here to learn more.
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