Ward Rounds, a publication of the Feinberg School of Medicine, recently featured the important role the Institute and its director, Teresa Woodruff, play in mentoring and encouraging young women in science. To read more, click HERE.
August 29, 2011
June 29, 2011
Clinical trials might help determine why a third say they don't feel well, compared with less than a 10th of non-Hispanic white women
By Patty Pensa, Special to the Tribune
June 29, 2011
Illinois' number of Hispanic women reporting that they were in fair or poor health was the highest in the nation, according to a 2009 study, and efforts are growing to figure out why.
Researchers want specifics on why 34.3 percent of Latino women in Illinois said their health was not good, compared with about 8.5 percent of non-Hispanic white women, in the study by the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. Hispanic women in the state also have higher rates than non-Hispanic white women of diabetes, cardiovascular disease and obesity, according to the study. But enlisting people to be studied can be complicated by a distrust of medical research and an inability to overcome language barriers and other concerns.
May 16, 2011
'Hot Flash' film plays havoc in Naperville women's health program
by Anna Gaynor
May 11, 2011
Approximately 70 million women are in menopause in the U.S. The symptoms can range from depression to hot flashes to bone loss, while some women shrug off this transition and say they hardly notice it. Experts still cannot agree about the best way to treat “The Change.”
Thursday night, the Women’s Bloom Network, a support network for women aged 40 to 60, will be hosting a showing of “Hot Flash Havoc,” a documentary and a panel discussion with local and national experts. The 2010 documentary features 14 leading experts in the field as well as the stories of average women.
Heidi Houston, the Aspen, Colo. filmmaker who produced the movie, will be attending the event in Naperville. She has already attended about 24 showings, including one last February hosted by Northwestern University.
May 16, 2011
Women's health: Staying fit at any age
by Anna Gaynor
May 10, 2011
Yoga, Zumba, running. What’s the best way to work out and stay healthy?
Women’s confusion about exercise choices was the subject of a lunchtime lecture at Northwestern Women’s Prentice Hospital Tuesday.
“Exercise doesn’t have to be painful,” Dr. Ellen Casey said. “And if it is painful beyond the normal aches or muscle soreness, then go see somebody that has specialized training in sports medicine.”
January 7, 2011
The January 2011 issue of Chicago Magazine features 250 MDs in 15 specialties in women's health. Click here to read articles that feature many women's health specialists including Dr. Teresa K. Woodruff, Director of the Institute for Women's Health.
December 10, 2010
The United States has failed to meet most goals for women’s health — largely federal objectives drawn from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Healthy People 2010 agenda — according to a report released today on the status of women’s health by the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC) and Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU). On the local front, Illinois, our home state, saw some improvement and it's overall ranking went from "33" in 2007 to "29" in 2010. Areas that saw the most improvement in Illinois were AIDS rate (7.5 per 100,000 to 5.8 per 100,000); maternal mortality (9.1/100,000 to 7.8/100,000); Coronary Heart Disease death rate (143.7/100,000 to 118.1/100,000) ; Stroke death rate (52.6/100,000 to 45.6/100,000). Pap smear screening rates went down(87.5% to 78.3%), but colorectal screening rates went up (48.0% to 57.6%).
Overall, the nation is so far from meeting the Healthy People and related goals that it receives a general grade of “Unsatisfactory.” Of the 26 health indicators that were graded, the country received a “Satisfactory” grade in only three and received a failing grade in half.
November 11, 2010
To view this press release about the Institute for Women's Health Research dated November 10, 2010, click here.
November 10, 2010
The National Institutes of Health marked the 20th Anniversary of the establishment of the Office of Research on Women's Health with the release of a newly revised research agenda on women's health, A Vision for 2020 for Women's Health Research: Moving into the future with New Dimensions and Strategies (A Vision for 2020).
On September 30, 2010, a briefing was held in Washington, DC about the new research agenda.
September 30, 2010
The National Institutes of Health marked the 20th Anniversary of the establishment of the Office of Research on Women's Health with the release of a newly revised research agenda on women's health, A Vision for 2020 for Women's Health Research: Moving into the future with New Dimensions and Strategies (A Vision for 2020).
Today, a briefing was held in Washington, DC about the new research agenda.
September 28, 2010
September 23, 2010 -- A concerted effort to boost research on women's health over the last two decades has lessened the burden of disease and reduced deaths among women due to cardiovascular disease, breast cancer, and cervical cancer, says a new report from the Institute of Medicine. The effort has yielded less but still significant progress in reducing the effects of depression, HIV/AIDS, and osteoporosis on women, added the committee that wrote the report.
However, several health issues important to women have seen little progress, including unintended pregnancy, autoimmune diseases, alcohol and drug addiction, lung cancer, and dementia. To read the full press release and view the report, click here.
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