virtually every medical discipline, there are unanswered questions pertaining to women’s health and well-being. Closing the gender gap in medical research may require more than simply including women in research studies, says Teresa Woodruff, executive director of the Institute for Women’s Health Research, recently launched by Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine.
Teresa Woodruff
Since the early [...]
Mr John Eliasu Mahama, Programmes Officer for Alliance For Reproductive Health Rights (ARHR), an NGO has stressed the need for integration of HIV/AIDS services and Sexual Reproductive Health (SRH) activities for the effective and efficient utilisation of resources provided by Global Fund Proposal for Ghana.
He said such integration would also provide clients with a holistic [...]
A report by a consumer advocacy group criticizes states for not doing more to protect consumers who buy health insurance through the individual market, rather than through their employers or the government.
Most states, including Indiana, don’t require insurance companies to sell policies to all applicants, don’t prohibit charging higher premiums based on health status, and [...]
OTTAWA %26#151; A new study has found the use of health-care services differs depending on sexual preference.
The Statistics Canada study examined whether sexual preference was a factor in health-care use between 2003 and 2005 %26#8211; it looked at things such as consulting health-care providers, having a regular doctor and using [...]
OTTAWA - A new study suggests that the use of the health-care system in Canada, and mental health services in particular, differs by sexual orientation.
A report published Wednesday by Statistics Canada sought to answer whether sexual identity had anything to do with having a regular doctor, consulting health-care providers, taking preventive screening tests and having [...]
“You’d think if you’re putting a lot of money into a problem, you’d see some improvements in health status,” said Brook Martin, research scientist at the University of Washington and lead author on the study, scheduled for publication Wednesday. “We’re putting a [...]
Anyway, having my mobile beep twice in a fortnight, like a coroner’s pager, made me feel as though I’d unwittingly subscribed to some kind of instant deathwatch service. Which isn’t a bad idea, actually. Let’s brainstorm.OK. It’s called “eVulture”. You sign up for free on a website, and choose the category of celebrity you’re interested [...]
