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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

Impacting lives through groundbreaking research
161,000 +study participants
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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
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Papers published in August 2024

Remembering Gloria Sarto

Remembering Gloria Sarto

6/18/2024
We are saddened to inform you of the passing of one of the WHI’s esteemed Investigators Dr. Gloria Sarto.
WHI Highlighted at 75th Anniversary of NHLBI

WHI Highlighted at 75th Anniversary of NHLBI

2/28/2024
WHI Profile in celebration of NHLBI’s 75th anniversary, featuring a WHI Participant
Radon Exposure and Stroke Risk in the Women's Health Initiative

Radon Exposure and Stroke Risk in the Women's Health Initiative

2/2/2024
A paper studying the association between radon and stroke in woman has been published in the online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology
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