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Jacobs Institute of Women’s Health Applauds Reintroduction of Scientific Integrity Act

May 14, 2026

The Jacobs Institute of Women’s Health applauds the reintroduction of the Scientific Integrity Act in both houses of Congress.

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Jacobs Institute of Women’s Health Launches New Initiative to Strengthen Postpartum Care

Initiative, funded by The Commonwealth Fund, will convene leading clinicians, researchers and policy experts to define and advance high-quality postpartum care nationwide

April 8, 2026

Initiative, funded by The Commonwealth Fund, will convene leading clinicians, researchers and policy experts to define and advance high-quality postpartum care nationwide

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Review of Literature Finds Social Work Interventions Can Improve Perinatal Mental Health

March 27, 2026

In the latest WHI Editor's Choice study, a literature review examines studies that use social workers to address perinatal mental health conditions.

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Gibbs Leadership Prize: Best Paper of 2025 in Women’s Health Issues

February 4, 2026

The Gibbs Leadership Prize has been awarded to Amar Mandavia for a study on sex differences in suicide among veterans with substance use disorder.

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Clinicians Inconsistent in When They Stop Cervical Cancer Screening for Older Patients

December 17, 2025

The latest WHI Editor's Choice study shows why new American Cancer Society guidelines for cervical cancer screening exit were needed.

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Authors Find Variation by Race in How Emergency Departments Evaluate Abnormal Uterine Bleeding

October 13, 2025

In the latest WHI Editor's Choice study, authors compare the care of different groups of women who visited emergency departments with abnormal uterine bleeding.

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Do People Have Enough Information to Make Contraceptive Decisions? Study Uses New Metric to Investigate

August 5, 2025

The latest WHI Editor's Choice study asked if people had enough information to make a decision about birth control. More than one-fourth did not or were unsure.

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Leadership Transition at the Jacobs Institute of Women’s Health

July 1, 2025

Julia Strasser is stepping down from her position as Executive Director to devote more attention to research. Anne Rossier Markus will serve as Acting Director.

Yan Wang Joins Women’s Health Issues Editorial Board

June 18, 2025

Yan Wang, MD, DrPH, Associate Professor in the Department of Prevention and Community Health at GWSPH, has joined the Women’s Health Issues Editorial Board.

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Higher Cost-sharing Associated with Fewer Psychotherapy Sessions for Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders, Study Finds

June 4, 2025

The new WHI Editor's Choice article examined out-of-pocket costs and psychotherapy sessions attended by perinatal enrollees in employer-sponsored plans.

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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.