BWHS newsletters are sent to BWHS participants twice a year. Issues provide updates about research progress and results, report on study news, and address various health topics. Click on the links below to read any issue.
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Issue 1, 2023
- NIH continues support of the BWHS
- Passing the baton: New BWHS leadership
- Research results: MGUS in the BWHS
- New research on inflammatory bowel disease
Issue 1, 2022
- Breast Cancer Prediction Tool
- Early Detection of Lung Cancer
- Red Meat and Colorectal Cancer
- New BWHS Research
Issue 2, 2021
- 25th Anniversary Webinars in brief:
- 25 Years and Still Going Strong
- COVID in the BWHS and Beyond
- BWHS in 2021 and Future Research Plans
- Research Update: Vitamin D and COVID-19 Infection
Issue 1, 2021
- BWHS 25th Anniversary Webinar Series
- Cognitive research in the BWHS
- COVID-19 research in the BWHS
- Recently published findings from the BWHS
- Flu shots during the pandemic
Issue 1, 2020
- A short film about the BWHS
- BWHS 25th anniversary
- New BWHS studies on brain health
- Endometrial cancer action group for Black women
Fall 2019
- BWHS – Why, When, How?
- Benefits and risks of research
- Prostate cancer in Black men
- Current research in the BWHS
Fall 2018
- Participant Advisory Group
- Breast Cancer in Black women in the US and Africa
- Ethical Human Research
- Recent BWHS findings
Spring 2018
- Research on incontinence and periodontal disease
- New study on insomnia treatment
- Breast cancer research
- Mammography study update
Fall 2017
- Going green in the BWHS
- Follow-up on Dr. MLK Jr’s march in Boston
- BWHS research updates
- Health of Black women in England
Winter 2017
- Sitting and your health
- Honoring a fighter for civil rights
- Microbes: A new research area in the BWHS
Summer 2016
- Characteristics of BWHS participants today
- Our 24/7 society
- New Advisory Board members
- Recent research findings
Winter 2015-16
- Collaboration with Black Women’s Health Imperative
- BWHS After 20 Years
- BWHS Research on Lupus; Triple Negative Breast Cancer
Spring 2015
- BWHS: 20 Years of Research
July 2014
- BWHS 20th anniversary
- BWHS Advisory Board
- Getting Older
January 2014
- Blood sample collection
- Stress and illness
- Good news about coffee
July 2013
- The BWHS examines stress and illness
- Health recommendations
- New BWHS cancer research
January 2013
- NIH supports BWHS for five more years
- Collecting blood samples
- Heart disease study with Howard University
- Sugar-sweetened drinks and health
July 2012
- Who’s in the BWHS?
- The health effects of air pollution
- New research findings
January 2012
- BWHS to study triple negative breast cancer
- Recent research findings
- A new investigator joins the BWHS
July 2011
- The how and why of the BWHS
- New BWHS research areas
- Vitamin D — How much is enough
- News about the BWHS
January 2011
- The BWHS studies sarcoidosis
- Participant thoughts on healthy eating
- Other BWHS research
July 2010
- How BWHS Research relates to First Lady Michelle Obama’s campaign for health eating and against obesity in kids
January 2010 
- The BWHS at 15
- Breast cancer subtypes
- Pregnancy and weight gain
- Other BWHS research
July 2009
- Funding, New BWHS investigator
- New BWHS results
- 2009 survey questions
- Completing the BWHS survey on the web
January 2009
- A message from Dr. Adams-Campbell
- News about diabetes
- Genes and the BWHS
- A visit to the BWHS
July 2008
- New studies at the BWHS
- Medical screening tests
- New BWHS research on diabetes
January 2008
- Joining hands to improve health
- Lowering the risk of diabetes
- Voices from the BWHS
- BWHS Advisory Board meeting
July 2007
- Activities in the BWHS
- News from the BWHS
- Alternative approaches to health and illness
- Blood collection in the BWHS
January 2007
- News from the BWHS
- Stress, coping, and health in the BWHS
- Recent mental health research in the BWHS
July 2006
- BWHS in the news
- Food and health
- What’s good and bad to eat?
- What’s going on in the BWHS
January 2006
- What’s going on in the BWHS
- From your survey responses to study results: Female hormone supplements and breast cancer — Hair relaxers and preterm birth — Physical activity and symptoms of depression — Use of mammography screening
Fall 2005
- Spotlight on lupus: A new study
- Profiles of Howard University investigators
- Update on the mouthwash study
- Voices from the BWHS
January 2005
- BWHS 10th anniversary newsletter
July 2004
- Answers to some questions about the BWHS
- Findings from the BWHS
- What do women in the BWHS do for their Health?
January 2004
- Diabetes – A growing epidemic
- 2003 Health Survey
- BWHS findings on fibroids
July 2003
- Key components of the Howard University National Human Genome Center
- BWHS-Howard Genetics Project
- Recent findings from the BWHS
January 2003
- More About female hormones
- Racism and health
- The BWHS and Public Policy
July 2002
- All About uterine fibroids
- African-American health in the news
January 2002
- Hormone replacement therapy – benefits and risks
- News from the BWHS
July 2001
- Food data from the BWHS
- Mouthwash study
- Physical activity validation in the BWHS
January 2001
- The why and how of the BWHS
July 2000
- Black women’s health in the media
- Racism: A health issue
- What’s going on in the BWHS
January 2000
- Physical activity in the BWHS — Exercise and your heart
- Coronary heart disease in the BWHS — Exercise to prevent coronary heart disease
- News from the BWHS
July 1999
- Questions and answers
- What’s going on in the BWHS
- Scientific presentations from the BWHS
January 1999
- Special studies within the BWHS
- Mammography and breast cancer
Summer 1998
- Design of the BWHS
- A personal journey to improved health
- A profile of BWHS investigators
- A snapshot of BWHS participants
Fall 1997
- The BWHS since 1995
- Health concerns of BWHS participants
- Research results
