Resources

NIH-wide Strategic Plan For Research On The Health Of Women

NIH

Summarizes NIH’s strategic goals, priorities, and approaches for advancing women’s health research to guide research, policy, and workforce development.

Non-Communicable Disease Syndemics: Poverty, Depression, and Diabetes Among Low-Income Populations

Mendenhall, E. et al.

Summarizes global burden, prevalence, and trends of depression and other common mental disorders to inform health policy and resource allocation decisions.

Novel lateral flow assay for point-of-care detection of Neisseria gonorrhoeae infection in syndromic management settings: a cross-sectional performance evaluation

Peters et al.

A cross-sectional study evaluating the performance of the novel N gonorrhoeae lateral flow assay (NG-LFA) at the primary health-care level in South Africa.

One and a Half Million Medical Papers Reveal A Link Between Author Gender and Attention to Gender and Sex Analysis

Nielsen, M. W. et al.

Analyzes over 1.5 million medical papers to reveal a positive correlation between women authorship and inclusion of gender and sex analysis in research.

Operational framework for monitoring social determinants of health equity

Lopez et al.

Summarizes current research on global reproductive health inequities, highlighting contributing factors and interventions to inform policy and practice.

Organ-On-A-Chip Technology for The Study of the Female Reproductive System

Young, R. E., & Huh, D. D. 

Reviews advances in mRNA vaccine technology, delivery systems, and immunological mechanisms, aiming to inform development and optimization of mRNA-based therapeutics and vaccines.

Organoid modeling meets cancers of female reproductive tract.

Li et al.

Reviews organoid models for female reproductive tract cancers, summarizing construction methods, research advances, limitations, and future applications in personalized medicine and drug development.

Overlooked Sex And Gender Aspects of Emerging Infectious Disease Outbreaks: Lessons Learned from COVID-19 to Move Towards Health Equity in Pandemic Response

Lawry, L. et al.

Reviews sex and gender impacts on emerging infectious disease outbreaks to inform more equitable pandemic preparedness and response strategies.

Pathogenesis of viral infections during pregnancy

Creisher & Klein

Reviews data on the pathogenesis, mechanisms, and outcomes of viral infections during pregnancy, highlighting maternal, fetal, and placental impacts for research and clinical guidance.

Patient-Focused Medicine Development

PFMD

Provides information on tools, guidelines, and collaborative initiatives to support systematic patient engagement in healthcare, aiming to improve patient-centered outcomes.

Perinatal Medication Use: Considerations for Health Care Providers

CAMT

Provides information on medication use during pregnancy and lactation, counseling strategies, and key resources to support informed clinical decisions.

Pessary Use in Pelvic Organ Prolapse and Urinary Incontinence

Jones, K. A. & Harmanli, O. 

Provides information on pessary types, indications, fitting, maintenance, and complications for managing pelvic organ prolapse and urinary incontinence.

Point-of-care tests for sexually transmitted infections: Target product profiles

World Health Organization

Summarizes target product profiles for point-of-care tests for major sexually transmitted infections to guide test development, selection, and implementation.

Policy Brief: The State Of Women And Leadership In Global Health

Women in Global Health

Summarizes data on women’s underrepresentation in global health leadership, analyzes barriers, and offers recommendations to promote gender equity in leadership roles.

Pregnancy and Pregnancy-Associated Hormones Alter Immune Responses and Disease Pathogenesis

Robinson, D. P., & Klein, S. L. 

The goals of this review are to: (1) evaluate the immunological shifts that occur during pregnancy; (2) determine the effects of pregnancy-associated hormones, in particular estrogens and progesterone (P4), on innate and adaptive immune responses; (3) provide relevant examples of pregnancy and pregnancy-associated hormones affecting the outcome of diseases caused by pathogens as well as recognition of self-antigens; and (4) identify general principles across diseases that might improve interpretation and treatment for immune-related diseases during pregnancy.

Prequalification of Medical Products

World Health Organization

Provides information on WHO-prequalified finished pharmaceutical products, including product details, applicants, therapeutic areas, and prequalification status for procurement and regulatory purposes.

Prescription for Change: Policy Recommendations for Women’s Health Research

World Economic Forum

Provides information on policy recommendations to address gaps in women's health research, aiming to guide decision-makers in improving research, innovation, and outcomes.

Prevalence and Associated Factors of Common Mental Disorders in Women: a Systematic Review

Bezerra, H. S. et al.

Summarizes prevalence rates and associated factors of common mental disorders in adult women to inform public health policy and prevention strategies.

Progress Toward Gender Equality in Research & Innovation

Elsevier

Provides data-driven analysis of gender equality trends, disparities, and progress in research and innovation to inform policy and action across countries, disciplines, and career stages.

Progress Toward Gender Equality In Research And Innovation

ADS Elsevier

Provides a dashboard summary of gender and geographical breakdown of authorship in peer reviewed articles over time

Promoting Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, And Justice In Grantmaking For Health Care Research: A Pragmatic Review And Framework

King et al.

Provides a framework and recommendations for integrating diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice in health care research grantmaking to advance health equity.

Quantifying Sex Bias in Clinical Studies at Scale with Automated Data Extraction

Feldman, S. et al.

Provides information on large-scale automated analysis of sex bias in clinical studies, quantifying female underrepresentation across disease categories using machine reading methods.

R&D funding landscape for endometriosis

Impact Global Health

Summarizes global R&D funding, diagnostic and treatment pipelines, and unmet needs for endometriosis to inform research, policy, and investment decisions.

R&D funding landscape for menopause

Impact Global Health

Summarizes menopause R&D needs, current treatments, funding data, and innovation gaps to inform funders, policymakers, and advocates on advancing menopause care and research.