Women's Health Research at Yale

👩‍🔬 Recent @YaleMed research by physiologist + Collaborative Member Dr. Rachel Perry reveals exercise can be protective. A study shows #exercise slowed tumor growth in breast cancer, disproportionately affecting women. Watch this @NBCConnecticut segment: nbcconnecticut.com/video/news/loc…

Our Director Dr. Safdar shared #longevity tips for this excellent @outsidemagazine piece. 💪New Research Shares the Simple Lifestyle Tweak to Boost Longevity outsideonline.com/health/trainin…

Sleep disorders impact hypertension & cardiovascular disease risk, new @YaleMed research finds. Collaborative Member Dr. Allison Gaffey was 1st author of @American_Heart paper that finds risk increases among #Veterans, with sex-specific differences. Read! medicine.yale.edu/news-article/s…

There’s still time to register for Thursday’s (1 p ET/10 a PT) Women’s Health Access Matters Virtual Round Table - Women’s Heart Health: What We’re Missing and Why It Matters. ❤️It's free - register at this link: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

.@WSJ reporter Jessica Toonkel bravely shares her story – 2 years, 11, doctors, and 1 diagnosis. It all started with an itch and turned out to be #cancer. Collaborative Member Dr. Kelsey Martin shared her perspective in this powerful piece. 📰Read: wsj.com/health/wellnes…

Heart disease = #1 killer of women, yet most women still don’t see it as their greatest health risk.❤️Join the FREE Women's Heart Health: What We’re Missing and Why It Matters Roundtable Feb. 19 @ 1 p.m. ET. Our Director Dr. Safdar is a panelist-register: bit.ly/4kvS9bi

This morning Women's Health Research at Yale Director Dr. Safdar joined @WTNH’s Health Headlines to highlight women’s health – particularly related to #heart health and the #immune system. ❤️🦠 Watch! wtnh.com/news/health/wh… @YaleMed | @Yale_EM

7 Things Women Should Know About Heart Health ❤️ This @nytimes piece features nationwide experts. We’re particularly proud of our Collaborative Member Dr. Erica Spatz who highlights all too often, women minimize their symptoms. 📰nytimes.com/2026/01/19/wel… @YaleCardiology+@YaleIMed

Are women and men’s immune systems different? Research shows they sure are! 🛡️🦠Yesterday, Dr. Safdar joined LAist to discuss the reasons why, plus sex differences in heart disease, cancer, and more. 🎧 Listen to the segment (beginning at 52:42) here! laist.com/news/big-sur-h…

Start the year by dispelling myths about women’s health.💡This @nytimes article highlights #heartdisease, #immunology, #menopause + more. Dr. Safdar was interviewed, pointing to key differences in symptoms she sees an #emergencymedicine physician. 📰Read! nytimes.com/2026/01/06/wel…

We are proud to share 2 postdoctoral researchers at @YaleSPH and @YaleMed have received @WHAMnow Edge Awards🎉 Dr. Berardi will explore colorectal cancer in @JohnsonLab_Yale and Dr. Rho will investigate ovarian aging in Dr. Kutluk Oktay's lab. Read! medicine.yale.edu/whr/news-artic…

In our final Fall Newsletter article, we introduce our 2025-26 Women’s Health Research at Yale Undergraduate Fellows! This group of passionate collegians are exploring sex differences in health alongside their mentors in a variety of ways. Read more here! medicine.yale.edu/whr/news-artic…

In this edition’s Philanthropy Column, our Chair Anne Boucher (@Yale '80) invites readers to join her in supporting #womenshealthresearch. Your gift will support world-class science and discovery right here in New Haven. Read! medicine.yale.edu/whr/news-artic….

Results Realized! Read about the findings from a Pilot Project that lays essential groundwork in developing an early diagnostic for #ovariancancer, led by @YaleChem's Dr. @StacyMalaker. medicine.yale.edu/whr/news-artic… #womenshealthresearch

We fuel scientific discovery through innovative, collaborative research. Our newest Pilot Projects examine a potential relationship between headaches & heart attacks and a new #dermatology treatment for #autoimmune disorders. Read! medicine.yale.edu/whr/news-artic… #womenshealthresearch

Our Fall Cover Story welcomes Dr. Basmah Safdar as the next director of Women’s Health Research at Yale. Basmah is both a practicing emergency medicine physician and researcher. Join us in welcoming Basmah & learn more about her vision for the future 🎉medicine.yale.edu/whr/news-artic…

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1/2 The fall issue of Innovations in Women’s Health is now available! Inside, we welcome Dr. Basmah Safdar as director, highlight new research, celebrate results, underscore the power of investing in women’s health, and introduce our Undergraduate Fellows. medicine.yale.edu/whr/news/innov…

Today concludes #OvarianCancerAwareness month 🩵 but the work never stops. In 2023, @YaleChem Professor @StacyMalaker began a @WHRYale Pilot Project to better understand CA125, an #ovariancancer #biomarker. Read about her results in the Fall Newsletter, available mid-October! 📰

🎉 We are honored to be named a Founding Member of the @MilkenInstitute’s Women’s Health Network! The Milken Institute brings together leaders from a multitude of sectors to drive meaningful change for #womenshealth and #womenshealthresearch. Learn more: medicine.yale.edu/whr/news-artic…