Women's Health News

• An Appeal from Our Bodies Ourselves

  At Our Bodies Our Blog today, Christine and I have an appeal to blog readers to give if able to our fundraising campaign. While I know finances have been especially tight for many, many people, this means that times have been hard for many organizations as well (and no doubt [...]
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  Posted: November 30, 2009, 5:09pm EST
  by Rachel

• World AIDS Day Tues Dec 1 – Free HIV Testing in Nashville

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  Tuesday, December 1 is World AIDS Day. To mark the day in Nashville, Planned Parenthood of Middle and East Tennessee is offering free HIV screening at their D.B. Todd Blvd location. Details here. An event is also being held at The Belcourt, described as “a multimedia journey through HIV/AIDS.” Posted in [...]
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  Posted: November 26, 2009, 9:51am EST
  by Rachel

• At Our Bodies Our Blog: Prempro Lawsuits, Cosmetic Surgery, & the Fabulous Judy Norsigian

  At Our Bodies Our Blog today, I have a bit about the outcomes of some recent lawsuits related to Prempro (estrogen+progestin HRT) and breast cancer. Earlier this week, I pointed to a recent issue of the journal “Clinical Risk” which is focused on cosmetic surgery risks and regulations. Christine has [...]
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  Posted: November 25, 2009, 6:05pm EST
  by Rachel

• Weekly News Round-Up – 11/22

  Assorted things of interest from the previous week. It’s not nearly as controversial as the USPSTF’s breast cancer screening recommendations, but ACOG released a new practice bulletin on cervical cancer screening. The New York Times has coverage of the change, which is basically that women can wait until up to 21 [...]
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  Posted: November 22, 2009, 10:40am EST
  by Rachel

• More Writing On and Coverage of the Mammography Controversy

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  I’ve been reading a lot and paying attention to other media this week on the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force’s recommendations on breast cancer screening. The following are some pieces that I thought were well-done and/or raised interesting points: Three posts by Orac of Respectful Insolence at ScienceBlogs - 1) Really rethinking [...]
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  Posted: November 21, 2009, 5:34pm EST
  by Rachel

• At Our Bodies Our Blog: CDC Reverses HPV Vaccine Requirement for Immigration

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  At Our Bodies Our Blog this week, I cover the CDC’s new vaccination criteria for U.S. immigration, which removed HPV and zoster (chicken pox) from the required vaccines. I also have a bit about why the HPV vaccine requirement was problematic, links to previous related posts, and links to organizations [...]
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  Posted: November 20, 2009, 8:10am EST
  by Rachel

• Direct Link to the Breast Cancer Screening Recommendations That Have Been in the News

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  U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Screening for Breast Cancer Release Date: November 2009 The following bullet points are copy/pasted from the page, but more explanation of the recommendations and how “strong” they each are is available in the supporting documents. Summary of Recommendations The USPSTF recommends against routine screening mammography in women aged 40 [...]
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  Posted: November 18, 2009, 7:53am EST
  by Rachel

• Judy from OBOS in Nashville, on Liberadio(!)

  As I mention in today’s post at Our Bodies Our Blog, OBOS co-founder and Executive Director Judy Norsigian was in Nashville, and was featured today on local political talk radio show Liberadio(!). More about her trip and a link to the show archive are in the post. Thanks to the [...]
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  Posted: November 16, 2009, 6:19pm EST
  by Rachel

• Sunday News Round-Up – 11/15

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  Lots of good stuff at Our Bodies Our Blog as usual, including a new post from OBOS intern Meg Young on Reebok’s ridiculous new sneaker ad. The FDA is looking into caffeinated alcoholic beverages and considering whether they are safe and/or legal (via NPR). On Stupak, NPR has a good [...]
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  Posted: November 15, 2009, 9:45am EST
  by Rachel

• Things I Have: Geographic Tongue

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  The New England Journal of Medicine has posted a new “Images in Clinical Medicine” image, and this time it’s geographic tongue (and it’s freely available without a subscription to the journal). And that happens to be something I experience, so I thought I’d link to the info. Basically, some of [...]
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  Posted: November 14, 2009, 5:29pm EST
  by Rachel

• Reminder: OBOS House Party This Weekend

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  As I mentioned in a previous post, I’m looking forward to seeing Judy Norsigian, executive director and co-founder of Our Bodies Ourselves, in Nashville this weekend. If you are interested in attending the fundraising house party and meeting Judy while she’s here, let me know. Judy is also on the [...]
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  Posted: November 13, 2009, 8:17am EST
  by Rachel

• MedLib’s Round Blog Carnival: On Finding Credible Health Information Online

  The most recent edition of the MedLib’s Round Blog Carnival has been posted at Highlight Health. The carnival focuses on medical librarianship and medical information – this edition may be of wide interest as it focuses on ways of finding reliable health information online. I have a piece from here [...]
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  Posted: November 12, 2009, 8:06am EST
  by Rachel

• At Our Bodies Our Blog: Midwives in Virginia, Chronic Pain After Breast Cancer Surgery

  At Our Bodies Our Blog, I have a post on research into the chronic pain experienced by some women for years after breast cancer surgery. I also have a bit about a currently open public comment period for a rule in Virginia that would apply to certified professional midwives in [...]
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  Posted: November 12, 2009, 7:55am EST
  by Rachel

• More on the Stupak Amendment

  The Stupak amendment to the health reform legislation passed by the House yesterday prohibits federal funds for abortion services in the public option. It also prohibits individuals who receive affordability credits from purchasing a plan that provides elective abortions. However, it allows individuals, both who receive affordability credits and who do [...]
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  Posted: November 09, 2009, 6:58pm EST
  by Rachel

• Weekly News Round-Up, 11/8

  Christine has a post at Our Bodies Our Blog about the passage of the health reform legislation last night. She notes As I watched Democrats congratulate themselves, it was difficult to feel celebratory. Passage of the Stupak amendment — which bars a government-run insurance plan from offering abortion *and* prohibits women [...]
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  Posted: November 08, 2009, 11:44am EST
  by Rachel

• Our Bodies Ourselves House Party Featuring Judy Norsigian in Nashville This Month

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  Judy Norsigian, executive director and co-founder of Our Bodies Ourselves, will be in Nashville later this month. During her visit, there will be a fundraising house party for OBOS graciously hosted in the home a couple of Nashville folks at 4 pm on Sunday, November 15. Attendees are asked to [...]
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  Posted: November 05, 2009, 6:10pm EST
  by Rachel

• Kroger Also Needs to Unlock the Condoms

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  In the past year or so, I’ve seen a lot of effort toward convincing pharmacy/retail chain CVS to “unlock the condoms.” The argument is that, when these stores lock up the condoms in a special case, it creates barriers to access and gets in the way of people acting responsibly. [...]
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  Posted: November 04, 2009, 12:34pm EST
  by Rachel

• The Annual Poke & Prod – Helping Along the Medical Students

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  Yesterday I went for my pelvic exam, which I often talk a little bit about here just because a) it’s obviously theme-related, and b) I figure the more open discussion, the better. I saw my provider in the workplace’s fancy new off-campus clinic, and had the chance to use the [...]
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  Posted: November 04, 2009, 12:24pm EST
  by Rachel

• Sunday News Round-Up, Monday Style – 11/2/09

  For at least part of the past weekend, I was busy attending the Southern Chapter of the Medical Library Association’s annual conference in Memphis, TN, so the round-up is a bit delayed. A few things that caught my eye over the past week: Meharry Medical College in Nashville got a big [...]
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  Posted: November 02, 2009, 6:58pm EST
  by Rachel