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data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/111324DiscoverWHR_ORWHGuest-Blog_featured-image.png" data-large-file="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/111324DiscoverWHR_ORWHGuest-Blog_featured-image.png" /> </a> <div class="entry-content"> <p>With DiscoverWHR鈥攁 new resource from the NIH Office of Research on Women鈥檚 Health (ORWH) and NLM鈥攗sers now have easy access to NIH-funded research on the important topic of women鈥檚 health research. Explore studies, grants, clinical trials, and more on topics like menopause, PCOS, and autoimmune diseases. </p><div class='sharedaddy sd-block sd-like jetpack-likes-widget-wrapper jetpack-likes-widget-unloaded' id='like-post-wrapper-119132960-13989-674bb814c3136' data-src='https://widgets.wp.com/likes/?ver=14.1-a.7#blog_id=119132960&post_id=13989&origin=nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov&obj_id=119132960-13989-674bb814c3136&n=1' data-name='like-post-frame-119132960-13989-674bb814c3136' data-title='Like or Reblog'><h3 class="sd-title">Like this:</h3><div class='likes-widget-placeholder post-likes-widget-placeholder' style='height: 55px;'><span class='button'><span>Like</span></span> <span class="loading">Loading...</span></div><span class='sd-text-color'></span><a class='sd-link-color'></a></div> </div> <footer class="entry-footer"> <span class="cat-links">Posted in <a href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/category/observances/awareness/" rel="category tag">Awareness</a>, <a 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NIH has released a Notice of Special Interest (NOSI) for interdisciplinary research that addresses conditions affecting women. Check out NLM's funding opportunities!</p><div class='sharedaddy sd-block sd-like jetpack-likes-widget-wrapper jetpack-likes-widget-unloaded' id='like-post-wrapper-119132960-13744-674bb814c5b89' data-src='https://widgets.wp.com/likes/?ver=14.1-a.7#blog_id=119132960&post_id=13744&origin=nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov&obj_id=119132960-13744-674bb814c5b89&n=1' data-name='like-post-frame-119132960-13744-674bb814c5b89' data-title='Like or Reblog'><h3 class="sd-title">Like this:</h3><div class='likes-widget-placeholder post-likes-widget-placeholder' style='height: 55px;'><span class='button'><span>Like</span></span> <span class="loading">Loading...</span></div><span class='sd-text-color'></span><a class='sd-link-color'></a></div> </div> <footer class="entry-footer"> <span class="cat-links">Posted in <a href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/category/posts-by-topic/diversity/" rel="category tag">Diversity</a>, <a href="https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/category/practices/research-practices/" 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