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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.
— Gary H. Gibbons, M.D., NHLBI Director See the impactReview Timeline
2,475papers published to date using WHI datapapers published using WHI data
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WHI News and Recent Publications
WHI Funding Announcement
4/20/2025
Today, Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) investigators were informed that the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will terminate WHI Regional Center (RC) contracts at the end of their current fiscal year (September 2025). The WHI Clinical Coordinating Center (CCC) will continue operations until January 2026, after which time its funding remains uncertain.
Papers published in March 2025
Papers published in February 2025
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
2/28/2024
WHI Profile in celebration of NHLBI’s 75th anniversary, featuring a WHI Participant
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