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21 June 2021

Menstrual Irregularities and the COVID-19 Vaccine

Authors: Jennifer Richard, Ph D, Department of Psychology, UBC; Romina Garcia de Leon, Neuroscience MSc student, Faculty of Medicine, UBC; Liisa Galea, Ph D, WHRC Lead “ Imagine if you didn’t know that fever could be a vaccine side effect? You might be concerned that something untoward was happening to your body when all you were experiencing…

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21 May 2021

High Blood Pressure: Misunderstood in Women and Not Just for Men

Authors: Arrthy Thayaparan and Alex Lukey (Blog Coordinators) What do eight percent of pregnant women from around the world, including the likes of Beyoncé and Kim Kardashian, have in common? Complications due to high blood pressure. Known as the ‘silent killer’ due to its ability to go undetected, high blood pressure…

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7 May 2021

Behind the Science with Eunice Bawafaa

Authors: Arrthy Thayaparan and Alex Lukey (Blog Coordinators) Interviewing: Eunice Bawafaa, RN, MSTTI, MSc N, Phd Student, UBC Our next installment of the Behind the Science features Eunice Bawafaa. Not only is Eunice a talented Ph D student, but she is also a registered nurse passionate about improving the health of women in Sub- Saharan Africa. Eunice…

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6 May 2021

The Women’s Health Blog Turns One!

What a year it has been! The blog had over 3,000 readers from all around the world. We were lucky to share the work of talented trainees from all levels, and we’re just getting started. Our upcoming goals for the year include expanding our impact by diversifying our readership and highlighting the work of underrepresented groups of researchers. We are also excited…

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30 April 2021

It’s a Wrap: Women’s Health Seminar Series 2020/2021

It’s a Wrap! Our Women’s Health Seminar Series has now completed its second successful run, and we couldn’t be happier with the results. Thank you for attending, and thank you to our wonderful speakers for sharing their expertise in a variety of women’s health topics. This year, we had over 3.8 K registrants including members of the public,…

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23 April 2021

RESPONSES TO ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION DURING PREGNANCY REQUIRE FUNDING SAY CARE PROVIDERS

Author: Julia Santana Parrilla, MSc Population & Public Health at the University of British Columbia // Perinatal mental health is considered a global public health issue. [17] So, why don’t we talk about it more?

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