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Remembering Susan F. Wood, A Woman Who Dared
April 28, 2025
For Health Affairs Forefront, Anne Markus describes Susan Wood's career in federal service and academia and highlights all she brought to the GW community.
Trump Administration Cancels NIH Scientific Integrity Policy
April 25, 2025
Liz Borkowski spoke to reporters at Science and E&E News about the recission of the scientific integrity policy of the National Institutes of Health.
Study Finds Too Little Contraception and Pregnancy Counseling for Women with Congenital Heart Defects
March 25, 2025
The latest WHI Editor's Choice article reports that most female survey respondents with congenital heart disease did not receive the recommended counseling.
Remembering Susan F. Wood, a Champion of Evidence-Based Policy for Women's Health
March 24, 2025
A piece in Women's Health Issues honors Susan Wood's legacy of supporting high-quality research and encouraging its use to shape policies to improve public health.
Trump’s executive order aims to lower the cost of IVF. Here’s what we know.
February 20, 2025
Jacobs Institute director Julia Strasser spoke to the Washington Post about the complexity of IVF insurance coverage.
Gibbs Leadership Prize: Best Manuscript of 2024 in Women’s Health Issues
February 10, 2025
The Gibbs Leadership Prize has been awarded to Monica Keith for her study on social determinants of health and hypertensive disorders of pregnancy.
In Memory of Susan F. Wood
January 23, 2025
The Jacobs Institute of Women’s Health mourns the passing of former Executive Director Susan F. Wood, PhD, on January 17, 2025.
Women's Health Issues Welcomes Two New Editorial Board Members
January 10, 2025
Women's Health Issues welcomes to its editorial board two new members: Asha Hassan, PhD, MPH, and Sebastian Z. Ramos, MD.
Illinois Experts Develop a Maternal Health Toolkit for Emergency Department Education
December 3, 2024
The new WHI Editor's Choice article describes the creation and development process evaluation of the Maternal Health Emergency Department Toolkit in Illinois.
Texas maternal mortality committee asks to review abortion-related deaths
September 27, 2024
Amita Vyas explained to the Texas Tribune that systemic racism is behind high maternal mortality rates for Black women.
Scoping Review Finds Limited Research on Health and Health Care Use of American Indian/Alaska Native Women Veterans
September 20, 2024
Authors of the new WHI Editor's Choice conducted a scoping review to identify research with findings specific to American Indian/Alaska Native women veterans.