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A blueprint to close the women’s health gap | McKinsey

Jan 21, 2025 | mckinsey.com | Anouk Petersen |Lucy Perez |Megan Greenfield |Valentina Sartori

In this annual McKinsey report, we provide a comprehensive, global view of women’s health and explore new opportunities to help close the gap.
The state of US women’s heart health: A path to improved health and financial outcomes

Jun 17, 2024 | mckinsey.com | Lucy Perez |Megan Greenfield

At a glance Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death for women. Cardiovascular conditions in the United States make up at least a third of the women’s health gap because of inequities between women and men in care delivery, efficacy, and data availability. Addressing heart health at every life stage can improve a woman’s quality of life and overall health. It could lead to at least 1.6 million years of higher-quality life and boost the US economy by $28 billion annually by 2040.
3 myths that are holding back women’s health care today

Mar 19, 2024 | thehill.com | Megan Greenfield |Lucy Perez

On Monday, President Joe Biden signed an executive order expanding U.S. government research on women’s health, and announced a $200 million research investment to better understand women’s health issues.
Megan Greenfield Urges Graduates to Keep Growing, Give Back, and Aim High

Dec 11, 2023 | mccormick.northwestern.edu | Brian Sandalow |Megan Greenfield

EventsGreenfield spoke at the December 9 PhD Hooding and Master’s Recognition CeremonyEventsGreenfield spoke at the December 9 PhD Hooding and Master’s Recognition CeremonyMegan Greenfield (PhD ’09) accomplished a lot during her time at Northwestern Engineering. As a PhD student in chemical engineering, Greenfield researched designing implantable bioactive scaffolds that can direct cells how to behave.