Dr. Marlena Fejzo, HER Foundation Research Director, Spoke at the Inaugural White House Conference on Women’s Health Research

The HER Foundation announced that geneticist Dr. Marlena Fejzo, Research Director and Board of Directors, spoke at the first White House Conference on Women’s Health Research. This follows her prestigious honors as…

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Marlena Fejzo, PhD, working in the lab

The cause of Hyperemesis Gravidarum (HG) has been found, and it’s not hCG!

A new study published in Nature reveals abnormally high levels of the hormone GDF15, and increased sensitivity to it, are the major factors contributing to HG. The most severe form…

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Amy Schumer Joins HER’s Board of Directors

The HER Foundation is thrilled to announce that Emmy-winning and Golden Globe-nominated standup comedian, actress, writer, producer, and director Amy Schumer will join the HER Foundation’s Board of Directors. 

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