Vision
WHI strives to improve health through research on risk factors, prevention, and early detection of serious health conditions, so postmenopausal women thrive.
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Impacting lives through groundbreaking research
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5.3 millionspecimen vials collected and documented
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12,600fewer cases of breast cancer each year as a result of WHI research
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The Women’s Health Initiative is a landmark study that has had a huge impact on medical practice and public health.
— Gary H. Gibbons, M.D., NHLBI Director See the impactReview Timeline
2,542papers published to date using WHI datapapers published using WHI data
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WHI News and Recent Publications
Dr. Electra Paskett honored with the Brinker Award for Scientific Distinction in Population Science
12/15/2025
WHI Investigator Electra Paskett honored with the Brinker Award for Scientific Distinction in Population Science.
Papers published in November 2025
Papers published in October 2025
Papers published in September 2025
WHI Funding Announcement
5/6/2025
The Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) investigators are pleased to report that last night we learned through our official NIH channel that WHI will be allowed to continue. Specifically, we learned from our NIH acquisitions officer that "the previous decision to not renew has been rescinded and we can move forward with new task orders in September."
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