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The Washington Post’s Reliable Source and Politico’s Playbook were among the news media that covered Women’s Heart Alliance co-founder Barbra Streisand’s visit to D.C. to address the National Institutes of Health for the prestigious J. Edward Rall Cultural Lecture on Tuesday, May 15, 2018. Read more here. Here are some of the highlights: “Better understanding of sex differences will not only fill in critical gaps in women’s health, but can improve men’s health as well,” Barbra Streisand, delivering the 2018 J. Edward Rall Lecture at the NIH, on May 15. Barbra Streisand thanks NIH Director Francis Collins, “You have done …

Women are needlessly dying because research and treatment of cardiovascular disease is focused on men. It’s time for equity in heart health as well as in Hollywood. Read on USA Today. By Barbra Streisand, Opinion Contributor In the past year, Hollywood’s uncomfortable look in the mirror has shown a place where inequity is profound, sexism is rampant, and gender bias and the subjugation of women are the norm. Women have not been equals in the entertainment industry, and the reckoning is now. However, the passion for equity that I have carried throughout my life extends into the world of science …

For Immediate Release Singer, actress, director & philanthropist to meet health leaders to advance gender equity research and ensure women’s heart disease is a health policy priority Washington, D.C. (May 15, 2018) — Barbra Streisand, co-founder of the Women’s Heart Alliance, was in the nation’s capitol today to deliver the prestigious J. Edward Rall Cultural Lecture at the National Institutes of Health and raise awareness about women’s heart health and cardiovascular disease (CVD), which kills more women each year in the U.S. than all cancers combined. In her talk, Ms. Streisand spoke about the urgent need for sex-specific research and …

Read more about the Cities and Communities with Heart Initiative in Nashville in The Lancet’s “United States of Health” blog.

Major depression. Alzheimer’s. Heart disease. These health risks are some of the major public health challenges of our time — and women are disproportionately affected. On Wednesday, Feb. 28, from noon – 1 p.m. ET, Women’s Heart Alliance CEO British Robinson joins a panel of experts to discuss new discoveries in research focusing on women’s heart and brain health, and how they may transform our understanding of heart disease, Alzheimer’s and depression. British will share how the WHA translates these cutting edge discoveries into programs and policies that affect women’s every day lives — from our Cities and Communities Heart …