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Breast Cancer Arm Self-Measurement
Learn how arm self-measurement can help people with breast cancer monitor changes in arm circumference and identify early signs of lymphedema during and after treatment.
Breast Cancer Resource Round Up
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Breast Cancer is the most common cancer among women in Canada. It is the second leading cause of cancer-related death in the same population. Breast cancer diagnoses are projected to represent around a quarter of all new cancer cases in women in 2026 – a total of around 32,400 […]
Menopause Resource Round-Up
Menopause is a nearly universal life transition for anyone assigned female at birth. Yet, research into people’s experience of menopause, including their symptoms, and available treatments, remains sparse. As October is Menopause Awareness Month, WHRI is proud to showcase the work being done by our institute and by our partners and investigators to illuminate the […]
Two WHRI Researchers Recognized by the Royal Society of Canada
Drs. Gillian Hanley and Brittany Bingham, along with other researchers, Indigenous leaders and clinicians, and patient partners, are seeking to understand barriers to opportunistic salpingectomy in rural and remote communities, and to develop culturally safe tools to support informed decision-making.
OCEAN Project Supports Culturally Safe Approaches to Opportunistic Salpingectomy
Drs. Gillian Hanley and Brittany Bingham, along with other researchers, Indigenous leaders and clinicians, and patient partners, are seeking to understand barriers to opportunistic salpingectomy in rural and remote communities, and to develop culturally safe tools to support informed decision-making.
World Sexual Health Day 2026
WHRI’s World Sexual Health Day 2026 brought together researchers, trainees and health-care professionals to share research advancing sexual health education, equitable access and clinical care.
A Recap of Our First Qualitative Research Summer Student Series
Designed and facilitated by Qualitative Research Analyst Julia Santana Parrilla, WHRI’s first qualitative research summer student series was conceptualized as a sequential two-parter to engage attendees in critical reflections of research philosophies and equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) principles.
WHRI Welcomes PHSA Leaders for Site Tours
WHRI staff and researchers welcomed leaders from PHSA for two tours over the summer, highlighting interest and investment in embedding women’s health research in clinical spaces.
2026 Dr. Monica K. Li and Family Undergraduate Medical Student Research Award in Women’s Health Recipient
WHRI is very pleased to congratulate the recipient of the 2026 Dr. Monica K. Li and Family Undergraduate Medical Student Research Award in Women’s Health.