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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
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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.
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2023 WHI Investigators Meeting
3/14/2023
Registration is now open for the 2023 WHI Investigators Meeting! Please see the attached link for registration information. More details to follow.
WHI Response to NYT article "Women have been misled about menopause"
2/15/2023
On February 1st, the NYT Magazine published an article describing some perimenopausal women’s struggles with menopause and the role of hormone therapy in relieving symptoms. The WHI hormone trials are cast in a rather unfavorable light in this article, mostly because the trial was not designed to address the concerns of perimenopausal women. The WHI Steering Committee has written a letter to the editor of the NYT in response, which can be found below.
Remembering Dr. Lewis Kuller - MEMORIAL INFO AVAILABLE
2/2/2023
What a difficult year this has been for us. Sadly, we must inform you of the passing of one of the major intellectual leaders in the WHI. Dr. Lewis Kuller passed away last night after some months of declining health.
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