Inside Winona's New Women's Health Research Initiative | MedCity News | FemFwd

Marissa Plescia sits down with Dr. Cathleen Brown, board-certified OBGYN and medical director at Winona, a telehealth platform for menopause care. Dr. Brown shares the story behind the Winona Research Institute, a company-funded program backing early-career researchers in women's health. She traces the systemic research gap, from clinical trials that excluded women for decades to medical curricula that gave menopause less than two hours of coverage. Chapters: 00:00:00 Introduction 00:00:23 Dr. Brown's background and path to Winona 00:02:30 The Winona Research Institute: what it is and why it matters 00:04:35 Selecting scholars and how the program works 00:06:33 How the research initiative is funded 00:07:19 Gaps in medical training around menopause 00:09:03 The Women's Health Initiative study and HRT stigma 00:11:46 Winona's state-of-menopause report: key findings 00:14:01 What the industry needs to do better 00:15:36 Closing remarks FemFWD PODCAST Make sure you’re subscribed to the podcast so you get the latest episodes. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... https://open.spotify.com/show/4h5Pt6F...