First lady, joined by actress Halle Berry, leads discussion at UIC on menopause research

Halle Berry (left) thanks First Lady Jill Biden for her support in increasing women’s health research. The two women, along with other school and local officials, took part in a roundtable Thursday on women’s health at the Illinois Neuropsychiatric Institute. (Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times)

First lady Jill Biden stopped in Chicago Thursday to emphasize the need for stronger, more robust research on women’s health and menopause.

She led a roundtable talk with a panel that included actress Halle Berry, an advocate for women’s health, at the Illinois Neuropsychiatric Institute on the University of Illinois-Chicago campus.