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Women's Health Blog

What is the Women's Health Blog?

The Women's Health Blog publishes bi-weekly content to demystify the complexities of women's health research while celebrating the multifaceted experiences of women and gender-diverse individuals worldwide. Our blog features two types of posts:

The first is our Research Blog, which is a platform where experts share evidence-based information on diverse topics relating to women's health or sex-and-gender-based research. These short summaries make it easy for you to understand and interpret research that's often difficult to access. 

The second is our Behind the Science series, which are Q&A interview-style posts that strive to inspire new and diverse professionals to enter the women's health field by highlighting the remarkable work being accomplished by communities historically underrepresented in academia and beyond. These posts prove that anyone can be a women's health champion. 

Disclaimer

We strive to bring you up to date research on a variety of topics. When reading our blogs, please note the date they were published to gauge how recent the research is. No information on our blog should be used as a substitute for direct medical advice from a qualified doctor or clinician. Instead, we encourage you to print out our blogs and bring them to your healthcare provider as supplementary material. 

Read our Blogs

  1. bh connection WHRC
    December 30, 2022

    Sex Differences and the Brain-heart Connection

    Author: Emilie Théberge, MSc. Medical Genetics, Clinical Research Coordinator (University of British Columbia/Vancouver General Hospital)   Editors: Romina Garcia de leon & Shayda Swann (Blog Co-coordinators). Published: December 30th, 2022. Note: Biological sex (i.e. female, male)…

  2. heartdiseaseinvitro
    December 2, 2022

    In-vitro Fertilization and Heart Disease: Is There a Link?

    Author: Elaha Niazi, University of Calgary, Libin Cardiovascular Institute, BHSc Health Sciences Editors: Romina Garcia de leon & Shayda Swann (Blog Co-coordinators) Published: December 2nd, 2022 Note: When using the term ‘woman’ in this blog, it is to remain consistent with terms used in…

  3. IranOp
    October 7, 2022

    How Oppression in Iran Impacts Women’s Health

     Authors: Shayda Swann, MD/PhD Candidate, University of British Columbia & Bahareh Azadi, Graduate Student, University of British ColumbiaEditor: Negin (Events & Communications Specialist), Romina Garcia de leon (Blog Coordinator).Publication date: Oct 7th, 2022In light of the…

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