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Our #NIHHighRisk Research Program released a #FundingOpportunity for the NIH Director’s Early Independence Award. Consider applying if you’re a junior scientist ready to launch an independent research career. Learn more: grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/r…
🎉 Happy National Women’s Health Week! We invite you to join #NICHD Director Diana Bianchi, womenshealth.gov, & other 2024 #NWHW Ambassadors this week as we highlight women’s health issues and priorities across the lifespan. bit.ly/4ain6sR
NICHD’s Stillbirth Working Group addresses research issues related to #stillbirth risk factors, communities at highest risk, barriers to data collection, & more. Learn more & check out notes from the group’s past meetings at go.nih.gov/Tc0S0Tp. #WomensHealthWeek
#NICHD conducts & supports research to improve understanding of the mechanisms, diagnosis, & treatments of #endometriosis . Check out this fact sheet for recent findings & advances from NICHD-funded projects on endometriosis. go.nih.gov/9lDD6X9 #WomensHealthWeek
Cisgender women have limited biomedical #STI prevention options relative to other populations. Read Diana Bianchi’s blog discussing NIH efforts to address this disparity at go.nih.gov/vle9clK. #NICHDimpact #SexuallyTransmittedInfections#WomensHealthWeek #WomensHealthNICHD
An NIH HEAL Initiative study examined patient-centered pain management after cesarean delivery to reduce postpartum risk for opioid misuse & optimize women’s outcomes. bit.ly/4bhxeTq #WomensHealthNICHD #WomensHealthWeek
How can a person’s unique experience influence #PostpartumDepression & interaction with an infant? An #NICHD -funded study investigated how anxiety, past trauma, & infant characteristics can affect postpartum mental health. go.nih.gov/WOwZFJj #NICHD impact #MothersDay
Join Dr. John Nkengasong, U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator & Special Representative for Global Health Diplomacy overseeing PEPFAR for the Barmes #GlobalHealth Lecture 2024: Global #HIV /AIDS Response: Then, Now, Future. June 5 on NIH campus (Natcher) & online: go.nih.gov/Barmes2024
How can the federal government address the maternal mortality crisis in the U.S? To learn more, join Women's Congressional Policy Institute (WCPI), in collaboration w/ the Bipartisan Women’s Caucus, for an engaging discussion about maternal health ft. a diverse panel of speakers.
📌 bit.ly/3w8AgKZ
Explore frequently asked #MaternalMentalHealth questions with experts & women who received help for #PostpartumDepression . Register for the “Shining a Light on Maternal Mental Health: Signs, Symptoms, and Support for Postpartum Depression” webinar on 5/16. ms.spr.ly/6011YpqsB
CT scanning slightly increases the risk for radiation-induced cancers. Researchers developed prediction strategies to prevent pediatric trauma patients from receiving unnecessary CT scans. Learn more: go.nih.gov/bg2xwaa #NICHDimpact