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- Double the Budget – Double the NIH budget for women’s health research, as identified in The WHAM Report – with the potential to add $14.0 billion to the economy, and double VC investment.
- Improve Diversity and Access to Clinical Trials – Increase diversity and improve access to clinical trials.
- Mine the Data – Ensure studies analyze and report results by sex, and create a WHAM Accountability Index.
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5 facts everyone should know about the health of 51% of the population:
❕2 in 3 Americans with Alzheimer’s are women
❕80% of pain studies use men or male mice
❕Endometriosis can take 7–10 years to diagnose
❕700+ women die each day from preventable pregnancy-related causes
❕1 in 3 women will experience a pelvic floor disorder
If the data is incomplete, “standard care” isn’t really standard. ⭐
At WHAM, we’re accelerating women’s health research and investment to advance better science and drive measurable change.
Link in bio to support our work. 🔗
#WomensHealth #WomensHealthData #WomensHealthFacts #WHAMNow
How much do you know about the gaps & opportunities in women’s health today? 🎲 In this series, we’re revealing surprising facts, breaking down research gaps, and sharing ways you can make a difference. #WHAMTruthDareQuiz #WHAMNow #WomensHealth #GenderHealthGap
Why is chronic pain more common in women than men? 🤔
New research in mice points to something surprising: immune cells 🧬
Scientists found that certain immune cells help “turn off” pain signals after an injury — but they seem to work more effectively in males than in females. ⚖️
That difference could help explain why pain is more likely to linger and become chronic in women.
And here’s the big shift 👇
This isn’t just about understanding pain
It’s about rethinking how we treat it
Instead of relying on opioids 💊
Future therapies could target immune pathways to help stop chronic pain before it becomes long-term.
This is exactly why understanding sex differences in biology matter 🔬
Read more at our link in bio.
#WomensHealth #WHAMNow #Immunology #ImmuneHealth #ChronicPain
🔥 As we head into the extreme heat of summer, could heat-safety testing be overlooking how women respond?
A new @UConn study found that a widely used heat-tolerance test—originally developed using male data—does not measure heat adaptation the same way in males and females.
🌡️ We’re using one testing system for bodies that respond to heat differently.
As temperatures rise, understanding those differences can help better protect athletes, military personnel, workers, and communities from heat stress.
At WHAM, we are accelerating research and investment that recognizes sex as an essential biological variable—advancing better science and stronger health outcomes for everyone.
🔗 Read more at the link in our bio.
#WomensHealth #FemaleAthletes #HeatSafety #SexDifferences #WHAMNow
If every one of Jules’ followers gave just $5, together we could help fund life-saving research for women. 🩷 Small gift. Big impact.
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#WomensHealth #WomensHealthResearch #WHAMNow
5 facts more people should know:
🩷 94% of women never get taught about menopause in school
🩷 1 in 4 women live with reproductive health issues that disrupt daily life
🩷 2 in 3 IBS patients are women
🩷 Endometriosis affects 1 in 10 women — takes 8-9 years to diagnose
🩷 Women with chest pain wait 29% longer than men to be checked for a heart attack
These aren’t isolated data points. They’re symptoms of the same root problem: women’s health has been under-researched, under-taught, and under-funded.
The good news? Data exists. The science is starting to catch up. What’s missing is funding.
Awareness got us here. Funding gets us further. 💪
Tap the fundraiser below to help close the gap.
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#WomensHealth #WomensHealthGap #CloseTheGap #WHAMNow #HealthEquity WomensHealthData
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Women are 51% of the population but receive only a fraction of biomedical research funding. Sex differences are still often ignored, even in diseases that hit women hardest. Advancing sex-based research closes that gap, sparks innovation, and delivers more precise care for everyone. Support the future of health—for women, and for all.
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Donate to Autoimmune Disease Research
Four out of five Americans with autoimmune disease are women—40 million lives impacted—yet the science hasn’t kept up. In 2019, only 7 % of the NIH’s rheumatoid arthritis budget focused on women. Dedicated funding can pinpoint why women are so vulnerable and drive better diagnostics, therapies, and quality of life. Fuel research that will change lives.
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Donate to Brain Health Research
Women make up two-thirds of Alzheimer’s cases and are twice as likely to suffer depression—yet we still don’t know why. Targeted, sex-specific studies can reveal the biological and clinical differences that unlock earlier diagnosis, smarter treatments, and healthier minds. Your gift drives that discovery.
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Donate to Cancer Research
Most cancer studies still default to male models, overlooking critical sex differences in how cancers start, spread, and respond to therapy. Lung cancer now kills more women than breast, ovarian, and cervical cancers combined, and rates are soaring among young, non-smoking women. Boosting sex-based cancer research will reveal why—and lead to breakthroughs in screening, care, and survival. Help us accelerate that work.
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Donate to Heart Health Research
Heart disease is the No. 1 killer of women, but it remains underfunded, under-researched, and underdiagnosed. Nearly half of women over 20 have cardiovascular disease, pregnancy heart risks are widespread, and women are 50% more likely to die after a heart attack. Focused research can rewrite those odds—changing how heart disease is detected, treated, and prevented in women. Invest in saving women’s hearts.
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