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Pay Attention to Mass Senate Race
Ladies, it’s time to pay attention to the special election in Massachusetts to fill Ted Kennedy’s Senate seat, no matter where you live. When voters go to the polls next week, January 19, women everywhere stand to either gain or lose a lot. Democratic nominee and Attorney General Martha Coakley is running against Republican nominee... »
Guest post: What’s a woman to do?
This post, by Linda Tarr-Whelan, first appeared on Mom’s Rising. Here’s the link to the original. Health care for women is in the news these days. But what does it all mean? Having just researched for my new book what different decisions emerge when 30% women are at the table, I can’t help but wonder... »
What’s Lacking in Women’s Healthcare? Trust
Just days after the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) revised the screening guidelines for breast cancer, The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) has revised its guidelines for cervical cancer screening. You can read the revised guidelines here. Basically, the ACOG is recommending that women should have their first cervical cancer screening at... »
New Mammography Guidelines
Yesterday the government issued new guidelines on breast cancer screening. These guidelines are a major change to what we’ve been told for years. From the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) website: •The USPSTF recommends against routine screening mammography in women aged 40 to 49 years. The decision to start regular, biennial screening mammography before the age... »
Don’t Kill Grandma
There are two sides to every issue. Yesterday the National Women’s Law Center sponsored a day of blogging about healthcare reform.You can read the posts here. Today, the Tea Party Patriots are holding a nationwide rally at the Capitol Steps in Washington, D.C. to “kill the bill.” For those who can’t attend, there is... »
You are Not a Pre-Existing Condition
Do you know who may be denied health insurance? * Me. I had a Cesarean section. C-sections are pre-existing conditions. * A good friend of mine. Her husband hit her. Domestic violence is a pre-existing condition. *The one in six women who will be sexually assaulted. Rape is a pre-existing condition. *Another good friend of mine. She underwent... »
Updated: Equal Coverage for Equal Premiums
I am not a pre-existing condition. Women deserve equal healthcare coverage for equal premiums. »
Why I Hate Breasts
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Get a mammogram. »
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