Women's Health Research Cluster
@whrcluster.bsky.social
We are a multidisciplinary network of researchers & stakeholders that catalyzes, expands and promotes impactful research to advance women's health.
Perinatal #depression & #trauma frequently co-occur, yet care doesn’t always reflect this reality 😥
Research led by Cluster member Dr. Daisy Singla shows that a brief, scalable psychological intervention can reduce post-traumatic #stress symptoms!
Read here: ow.ly/LQxN50XQr6o
Research led by Cluster member Dr. Daisy Singla shows that a brief, scalable psychological intervention can reduce post-traumatic #stress symptoms!
Read here: ow.ly/LQxN50XQr6o
December 30, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Perinatal #depression & #trauma frequently co-occur, yet care doesn’t always reflect this reality 😥
Research led by Cluster member Dr. Daisy Singla shows that a brief, scalable psychological intervention can reduce post-traumatic #stress symptoms!
Read here: ow.ly/LQxN50XQr6o
Research led by Cluster member Dr. Daisy Singla shows that a brief, scalable psychological intervention can reduce post-traumatic #stress symptoms!
Read here: ow.ly/LQxN50XQr6o
In the season finale, Dr. Liisa Galea speaks with the Honourable Dr. Kirsty Duncan, former Minister of Science and author of The Exclusion Effect.
📸 Swipe to see a photo from the first time they met.
🎧 Listen here: ow.ly/I50H50XKRwL
#WomensHealth #EDI #ResearchFunding
📸 Swipe to see a photo from the first time they met.
🎧 Listen here: ow.ly/I50H50XKRwL
#WomensHealth #EDI #ResearchFunding
December 17, 2025 at 5:09 PM
In the season finale, Dr. Liisa Galea speaks with the Honourable Dr. Kirsty Duncan, former Minister of Science and author of The Exclusion Effect.
📸 Swipe to see a photo from the first time they met.
🎧 Listen here: ow.ly/I50H50XKRwL
#WomensHealth #EDI #ResearchFunding
📸 Swipe to see a photo from the first time they met.
🎧 Listen here: ow.ly/I50H50XKRwL
#WomensHealth #EDI #ResearchFunding
Missed our December seminar?
Dr. Deena Walker explores how thyroid hormone influences sex differences in drug reward, and why this matters for addiction research.
🎥 Watch now on YouTube: youtu.be/EfIhr76TcOg
#WomensHealth #AddictionResearch #Hormones
Dr. Deena Walker explores how thyroid hormone influences sex differences in drug reward, and why this matters for addiction research.
🎥 Watch now on YouTube: youtu.be/EfIhr76TcOg
#WomensHealth #AddictionResearch #Hormones
December 16, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Missed our December seminar?
Dr. Deena Walker explores how thyroid hormone influences sex differences in drug reward, and why this matters for addiction research.
🎥 Watch now on YouTube: youtu.be/EfIhr76TcOg
#WomensHealth #AddictionResearch #Hormones
Dr. Deena Walker explores how thyroid hormone influences sex differences in drug reward, and why this matters for addiction research.
🎥 Watch now on YouTube: youtu.be/EfIhr76TcOg
#WomensHealth #AddictionResearch #Hormones
New episode 🎙️
Psychiatrist and researcher Dr. @katewomersley.com joins Dr. @liisagalea.bsky.social to talk policy change, pregnancy, and why sex- and gender-informed science benefits everyone.
Listen now: ow.ly/fFIb50XJAO1
#WomensHealth #Pregnancy #SexAndGenderResearch #HealthEquity
Psychiatrist and researcher Dr. @katewomersley.com joins Dr. @liisagalea.bsky.social to talk policy change, pregnancy, and why sex- and gender-informed science benefits everyone.
Listen now: ow.ly/fFIb50XJAO1
#WomensHealth #Pregnancy #SexAndGenderResearch #HealthEquity
December 15, 2025 at 5:15 PM
New episode 🎙️
Psychiatrist and researcher Dr. @katewomersley.com joins Dr. @liisagalea.bsky.social to talk policy change, pregnancy, and why sex- and gender-informed science benefits everyone.
Listen now: ow.ly/fFIb50XJAO1
#WomensHealth #Pregnancy #SexAndGenderResearch #HealthEquity
Psychiatrist and researcher Dr. @katewomersley.com joins Dr. @liisagalea.bsky.social to talk policy change, pregnancy, and why sex- and gender-informed science benefits everyone.
Listen now: ow.ly/fFIb50XJAO1
#WomensHealth #Pregnancy #SexAndGenderResearch #HealthEquity
Does #Tylenol use during pregnancy cause autism?
Short answer: current evidence does not support a causal link.
Our latest Behind the Science blog breaks down what studies actually show, and why nuance matters.
🔗 Read more on the Women’s Health Blog: ow.ly/Tip550XIoPg
Short answer: current evidence does not support a causal link.
Our latest Behind the Science blog breaks down what studies actually show, and why nuance matters.
🔗 Read more on the Women’s Health Blog: ow.ly/Tip550XIoPg
December 12, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Does #Tylenol use during pregnancy cause autism?
Short answer: current evidence does not support a causal link.
Our latest Behind the Science blog breaks down what studies actually show, and why nuance matters.
🔗 Read more on the Women’s Health Blog: ow.ly/Tip550XIoPg
Short answer: current evidence does not support a causal link.
Our latest Behind the Science blog breaks down what studies actually show, and why nuance matters.
🔗 Read more on the Women’s Health Blog: ow.ly/Tip550XIoPg
Celebrating Dr. Nichole Fairbrother, recipient of the 2025 PWHR Mid Career Excellence in Women’s Health Research Award!
Her work on perinatal anxiety, OCD, and intrusive thoughts is transforming care for new and expectant parents. 💛
More on her research: ow.ly/ytsK50XHpce
Her work on perinatal anxiety, OCD, and intrusive thoughts is transforming care for new and expectant parents. 💛
More on her research: ow.ly/ytsK50XHpce
December 12, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Celebrating Dr. Nichole Fairbrother, recipient of the 2025 PWHR Mid Career Excellence in Women’s Health Research Award!
Her work on perinatal anxiety, OCD, and intrusive thoughts is transforming care for new and expectant parents. 💛
More on her research: ow.ly/ytsK50XHpce
Her work on perinatal anxiety, OCD, and intrusive thoughts is transforming care for new and expectant parents. 💛
More on her research: ow.ly/ytsK50XHpce
In this episode, Dr. Daisy Singla joins Dr. @liisagalea.bsky.social to discuss the SUMMIT trial, talk therapy, and how task-sharing and telemedicine can change perinatal mental health.
🎧Listen: ow.ly/UIcj50XGOaA
#WomensHealth #PerinatalMentalHealth
🎧Listen: ow.ly/UIcj50XGOaA
#WomensHealth #PerinatalMentalHealth
December 10, 2025 at 5:11 PM
In this episode, Dr. Daisy Singla joins Dr. @liisagalea.bsky.social to discuss the SUMMIT trial, talk therapy, and how task-sharing and telemedicine can change perinatal mental health.
🎧Listen: ow.ly/UIcj50XGOaA
#WomensHealth #PerinatalMentalHealth
🎧Listen: ow.ly/UIcj50XGOaA
#WomensHealth #PerinatalMentalHealth
Attend monthly seminars. Learn from global experts. Gain real insights.
Attend 6+ sessions and earn a credential for your CV!
👉 Join the Women’s Health Seminar Series: ow.ly/1He350XFG1v
Attend 6+ sessions and earn a credential for your CV!
👉 Join the Women’s Health Seminar Series: ow.ly/1He350XFG1v
December 9, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Attend monthly seminars. Learn from global experts. Gain real insights.
Attend 6+ sessions and earn a credential for your CV!
👉 Join the Women’s Health Seminar Series: ow.ly/1He350XFG1v
Attend 6+ sessions and earn a credential for your CV!
👉 Join the Women’s Health Seminar Series: ow.ly/1He350XFG1v
Starts in 15 minutes! Join us to learn about #thyroid hormone signaling, and how it relates to sex differences in #addiction. Follow along for highlights.
Only 1 week until Dr. Deena Walker joins us to discuss how thyroid hormone signaling contributes to sex differences in addiction.
🔗 Register today: ow.ly/hJ3p50XA1A5
🔗 Register today: ow.ly/hJ3p50XA1A5
December 8, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Starts in 15 minutes! Join us to learn about #thyroid hormone signaling, and how it relates to sex differences in #addiction. Follow along for highlights.
Whether you're a researcher, trainee, clinician, advocate, or a passionate believer that women deserve better health, there’s a place for you here.
👉 Join today and be part of the movement advancing women’s health equity.
ow.ly/xUS150XCKeA
👉 Join today and be part of the movement advancing women’s health equity.
ow.ly/xUS150XCKeA
December 5, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Whether you're a researcher, trainee, clinician, advocate, or a passionate believer that women deserve better health, there’s a place for you here.
👉 Join today and be part of the movement advancing women’s health equity.
ow.ly/xUS150XCKeA
👉 Join today and be part of the movement advancing women’s health equity.
ow.ly/xUS150XCKeA
In our new episode, Dr. Gina Ogilvie explains HPV, vaccination, self-collection, vaccine hesitancy, and global health equity.
🎧 Listen here: ow.ly/uxEo50XBibP
#WomensHealth #HPV #CervicalCancer
🎧 Listen here: ow.ly/uxEo50XBibP
#WomensHealth #HPV #CervicalCancer
December 3, 2025 at 5:17 PM
In our new episode, Dr. Gina Ogilvie explains HPV, vaccination, self-collection, vaccine hesitancy, and global health equity.
🎧 Listen here: ow.ly/uxEo50XBibP
#WomensHealth #HPV #CervicalCancer
🎧 Listen here: ow.ly/uxEo50XBibP
#WomensHealth #HPV #CervicalCancer
It’s Women’s Brain Health Day 🧠
Women face higher rates of dementia & depression, yet research still leaves major gaps. We can change that.
Learn more + access advocacy tools: womenshealthresearchcluster.com/advocacy/
Women face higher rates of dementia & depression, yet research still leaves major gaps. We can change that.
Learn more + access advocacy tools: womenshealthresearchcluster.com/advocacy/
December 2, 2025 at 6:04 PM
It’s Women’s Brain Health Day 🧠
Women face higher rates of dementia & depression, yet research still leaves major gaps. We can change that.
Learn more + access advocacy tools: womenshealthresearchcluster.com/advocacy/
Women face higher rates of dementia & depression, yet research still leaves major gaps. We can change that.
Learn more + access advocacy tools: womenshealthresearchcluster.com/advocacy/
Only 1 week until Dr. Deena Walker joins us to discuss how thyroid hormone signaling contributes to sex differences in addiction.
🔗 Register today: ow.ly/hJ3p50XA1A5
🔗 Register today: ow.ly/hJ3p50XA1A5
December 1, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Only 1 week until Dr. Deena Walker joins us to discuss how thyroid hormone signaling contributes to sex differences in addiction.
🔗 Register today: ow.ly/hJ3p50XA1A5
🔗 Register today: ow.ly/hJ3p50XA1A5
Epilepsy affects women differently, but these differences are often overlooked.
A new WHRC blog breaks down the gaps in care and why women’s physiology must inform treatment.
Read more: ow.ly/iB1u50XyjHr
A new WHRC blog breaks down the gaps in care and why women’s physiology must inform treatment.
Read more: ow.ly/iB1u50XyjHr
November 28, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Epilepsy affects women differently, but these differences are often overlooked.
A new WHRC blog breaks down the gaps in care and why women’s physiology must inform treatment.
Read more: ow.ly/iB1u50XyjHr
A new WHRC blog breaks down the gaps in care and why women’s physiology must inform treatment.
Read more: ow.ly/iB1u50XyjHr
Join us Dec 8 with Dr. Deena Walker to learn how drugs of abuse disrupt thyroid signaling, how this alters reward pathways, and how a CNS-specific thyromimetic may reduce reward-driven behaviors.
🔗 Register: eventbrite.com/e/thyroid-ho...
#AddictionScience #SexDifferences
🔗 Register: eventbrite.com/e/thyroid-ho...
#AddictionScience #SexDifferences
November 28, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Join us Dec 8 with Dr. Deena Walker to learn how drugs of abuse disrupt thyroid signaling, how this alters reward pathways, and how a CNS-specific thyromimetic may reduce reward-driven behaviors.
🔗 Register: eventbrite.com/e/thyroid-ho...
#AddictionScience #SexDifferences
🔗 Register: eventbrite.com/e/thyroid-ho...
#AddictionScience #SexDifferences
Every country needs a national strategy for women's health. In our new episode, Dr. @liisagalea.bsky.social talks with
Jennifer Gillivan about bias in research, and why it’s time to mobilize to equalize.
🎧 Listen here: ow.ly/tsrw50Xy8q9
Jennifer Gillivan about bias in research, and why it’s time to mobilize to equalize.
🎧 Listen here: ow.ly/tsrw50Xy8q9
November 27, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Every country needs a national strategy for women's health. In our new episode, Dr. @liisagalea.bsky.social talks with
Jennifer Gillivan about bias in research, and why it’s time to mobilize to equalize.
🎧 Listen here: ow.ly/tsrw50Xy8q9
Jennifer Gillivan about bias in research, and why it’s time to mobilize to equalize.
🎧 Listen here: ow.ly/tsrw50Xy8q9
A new report from the McKinsey Health Institute shows the women’s health gap isn’t closing.
Want to help push for change?
📣 Use our Advocacy Toolkit to take action today: womenshealthresearchcluster.com/advocacy/
#WomensHealth #HealthEquity
Want to help push for change?
📣 Use our Advocacy Toolkit to take action today: womenshealthresearchcluster.com/advocacy/
#WomensHealth #HealthEquity
November 26, 2025 at 4:45 PM
A new report from the McKinsey Health Institute shows the women’s health gap isn’t closing.
Want to help push for change?
📣 Use our Advocacy Toolkit to take action today: womenshealthresearchcluster.com/advocacy/
#WomensHealth #HealthEquity
Want to help push for change?
📣 Use our Advocacy Toolkit to take action today: womenshealthresearchcluster.com/advocacy/
#WomensHealth #HealthEquity
This week on the podcast, Dr. @liisagalea.bsky.social talks to Prof Siobhain O'Mahony about gut health, and why it should matter to women.
🎧 Listen now to Episode 7
ow.ly/QeYw50Xu32Z
#WomensHealth #Microbiome #GutHealth
🎧 Listen now to Episode 7
ow.ly/QeYw50Xu32Z
#WomensHealth #Microbiome #GutHealth
November 19, 2025 at 5:03 PM
This week on the podcast, Dr. @liisagalea.bsky.social talks to Prof Siobhain O'Mahony about gut health, and why it should matter to women.
🎧 Listen now to Episode 7
ow.ly/QeYw50Xu32Z
#WomensHealth #Microbiome #GutHealth
🎧 Listen now to Episode 7
ow.ly/QeYw50Xu32Z
#WomensHealth #Microbiome #GutHealth
Did you miss the Nov 14th presentations on Hormonal Contraceptives? Want to catch up on the latest trainee research? The recording is up on our YouTube channel!
Watch now: ow.ly/pr5h50Xt27F
#HormonalContraceptives #BirthControl
Watch now: ow.ly/pr5h50Xt27F
#HormonalContraceptives #BirthControl
November 19, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Did you miss the Nov 14th presentations on Hormonal Contraceptives? Want to catch up on the latest trainee research? The recording is up on our YouTube channel!
Watch now: ow.ly/pr5h50Xt27F
#HormonalContraceptives #BirthControl
Watch now: ow.ly/pr5h50Xt27F
#HormonalContraceptives #BirthControl
Looking forward to Dr. Srivastava’s (@ncndgroup.bsky.social) talk for today’s #WHSS on the latest research from his group on using #brain #organoids to study #sexdifferences and effects of #estradiol during human #neurodevelopment 🤩 Follow along for some highlights!
How do our brains develop differently depending on sex — and what role do estrogens play? 🧠
Join Dr. Deepak Srivastava (King's College London) Nov 18 for our next Women’s Health Seminar!
7am PDT / 10am EDT
🔗 Register: ow.ly/aXWX50Xl4nO
#womenshealthresearch #neuroscience
Join Dr. Deepak Srivastava (King's College London) Nov 18 for our next Women’s Health Seminar!
7am PDT / 10am EDT
🔗 Register: ow.ly/aXWX50Xl4nO
#womenshealthresearch #neuroscience
November 18, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Looking forward to Dr. Srivastava’s (@ncndgroup.bsky.social) talk for today’s #WHSS on the latest research from his group on using #brain #organoids to study #sexdifferences and effects of #estradiol during human #neurodevelopment 🤩 Follow along for some highlights!
⏳ One week left!
Apply for WHRC’s $250 Trainee Travel Award to support your conference travel.
Deadline: Nov 21, 2025
🔗 ow.ly/uqNb50XjWiO
Apply for WHRC’s $250 Trainee Travel Award to support your conference travel.
Deadline: Nov 21, 2025
🔗 ow.ly/uqNb50XjWiO
November 17, 2025 at 7:32 PM
⏳ One week left!
Apply for WHRC’s $250 Trainee Travel Award to support your conference travel.
Deadline: Nov 21, 2025
🔗 ow.ly/uqNb50XjWiO
Apply for WHRC’s $250 Trainee Travel Award to support your conference travel.
Deadline: Nov 21, 2025
🔗 ow.ly/uqNb50XjWiO
Triple-negative breast cancer is the deadliest subtype, and it needs new solutions.
A promising tactic: remove the “oil” that fuels tumour growth.
Read the blog: ow.ly/zhjU50XrNma
#CancerResearch #WomensHealth
A promising tactic: remove the “oil” that fuels tumour growth.
Read the blog: ow.ly/zhjU50XrNma
#CancerResearch #WomensHealth
November 17, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Triple-negative breast cancer is the deadliest subtype, and it needs new solutions.
A promising tactic: remove the “oil” that fuels tumour growth.
Read the blog: ow.ly/zhjU50XrNma
#CancerResearch #WomensHealth
A promising tactic: remove the “oil” that fuels tumour growth.
Read the blog: ow.ly/zhjU50XrNma
#CancerResearch #WomensHealth
Congratulations to Dr. Bernard Le Foll (@camhnews.bsky.social), newly elected Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences! 🎉
His research is transforming addiction care and revealing how sex & gender shape substance use & treatment outcomes.
#CAHSFellow
His research is transforming addiction care and revealing how sex & gender shape substance use & treatment outcomes.
#CAHSFellow
November 13, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Congratulations to Dr. Bernard Le Foll (@camhnews.bsky.social), newly elected Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences! 🎉
His research is transforming addiction care and revealing how sex & gender shape substance use & treatment outcomes.
#CAHSFellow
His research is transforming addiction care and revealing how sex & gender shape substance use & treatment outcomes.
#CAHSFellow
Your period is more than a monthly event, it’s a vital sign.
In our latest episode, Dr. Sofia Ahmed explains how menstrual cycles reveal deeper insights into women’s health.
🎧 Listen now: Women’s Health Interrupted
🔗https://ow.ly/o5XG50Xqv95
#WomensHealth #MenstrualHealth
In our latest episode, Dr. Sofia Ahmed explains how menstrual cycles reveal deeper insights into women’s health.
🎧 Listen now: Women’s Health Interrupted
🔗https://ow.ly/o5XG50Xqv95
#WomensHealth #MenstrualHealth
November 12, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Your period is more than a monthly event, it’s a vital sign.
In our latest episode, Dr. Sofia Ahmed explains how menstrual cycles reveal deeper insights into women’s health.
🎧 Listen now: Women’s Health Interrupted
🔗https://ow.ly/o5XG50Xqv95
#WomensHealth #MenstrualHealth
In our latest episode, Dr. Sofia Ahmed explains how menstrual cycles reveal deeper insights into women’s health.
🎧 Listen now: Women’s Health Interrupted
🔗https://ow.ly/o5XG50Xqv95
#WomensHealth #MenstrualHealth
1 week to go! 🗓️
Join us Nov 14 at 1PM EST for Trainee Research Presentations: Hormonal Contraceptives — Insights from Across the Field.
Fresh insights from emerging contraception researchers 👉 ow.ly/PCq850XgSq2
Join us Nov 14 at 1PM EST for Trainee Research Presentations: Hormonal Contraceptives — Insights from Across the Field.
Fresh insights from emerging contraception researchers 👉 ow.ly/PCq850XgSq2
November 7, 2025 at 6:34 PM
1 week to go! 🗓️
Join us Nov 14 at 1PM EST for Trainee Research Presentations: Hormonal Contraceptives — Insights from Across the Field.
Fresh insights from emerging contraception researchers 👉 ow.ly/PCq850XgSq2
Join us Nov 14 at 1PM EST for Trainee Research Presentations: Hormonal Contraceptives — Insights from Across the Field.
Fresh insights from emerging contraception researchers 👉 ow.ly/PCq850XgSq2