Scientific innovation is driving hope for progress in women’s health, but experts warn of headwinds 

Scientific breakthroughs — from next-generation vaccines to long-acting medications to prevent HIV — are fueling new hope in women’s health. But experts warn that persistent gaps in funding and access could stall that progress. 

At a STAT event this week, Ruanne Barnabas, chief of the division of infectious diseases at Massachusetts General Hospital, described the potential for progress following a 2022 study she helped lead, in which researchers found that a single dose of the HPV vaccine could be just as effective as two. She said it was “no accident” or simple stroke of luck that the vaccine performed so well. 

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