NIH Announces a New Funding Opportunity to Investigate Maternal Morbidity and Mortality
NIH has announced a new funding opportunity to support research to help reduce preventable causes of maternal deaths and improve the health of women before, during, and after delivery... Read More
NIH Releases Funding Opportunity to Address Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Maternal Mortality and Morbidity
Women in the United States experience maternal morbidity and mortality (MMM) at much higher rates than those in our peer nations, and American women who are racial and ethnic minorities experience much higher rates of MMM than American White women... Read More
NIH Will Host Virtual Maternal Morbidity and Mortality Workshop, May 19–20
The Pregnancy and Maternal Conditions That Increase Risk of Morbidity and Mortality Workshop will explore why women die from certain conditions, what can be done to identify patients at risk, and what interventions are required to reduce morbidity and mortality... Read More
NIH Announces Supplemental Funding Opportunity for Research on Novel Coronavirus
NIH recently released the “Notice of Special Interest (NOSI) regarding the Availability of Administrative Supplements and Urgent Competitive Revisions for Research on the 2019 Novel Coronavirus and the Behavioral and Social Sciences” (NOT-OD-20-097)... Read More
Researchers and ORWH Address the Need for Sex- and Gender-Based Biomedical Training Curricula
Recent articles in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology and the Journal of Women’s Health by Judith Regensteiner, Ph.D., ORWH Director Janine A. Clayton, M.D., members of the ORWH staff, and others discuss the importance of developing curricula and other educational resources to help train researchers, medical and scientific educators, clinicians, funding and ethics reviewers, and scientific editors on the methods and scientific value of incorporating sex and gender into biomedicine... Read More
ORWH Hosts 50th Meeting of NIH Advisory Committee on Research on Women’s Health
ORWH hosted a virtual meeting of the NIH Advisory Committee on Research on Women’s Health (ACRWH) on April 21... Read More
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National Women’s Health Week (NWHW) serves as a reminder to women to make their health a priority and build positive health habits for life. It is also a reminder to clinicians and biomedical researchers to consider sex and gender in the diagnosis and treatment of disease and during all stages of biomedical research. ORWH is committed to assisting women, clinicians, and researchers on the journey to better health for women. Throughout the year, we will provide tools and resources for helping women reach their full health potential. We encourage you to take the opportunity to review all of the 
