Obstetrics patients treated by graduates of certain residency programs have better health outcomes than others, according to a study by the University of Pennsylvanias Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, the New York Times reports. The study, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, evaluated residency programs based on rates of complications among [...]

On Thursday, a panel of medical experts convened by NIH recommended that the word “carcinoma” be removed from the name of a nonmalignant breast tumor called ductal carcinoma in situ because the current terminology can mislead some women into believing they are likely to develop breast cancer, Reuters reports. DCIS is a condition in which [...]

The World Endometriosis Research Foundation (WERF) and the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE) are proud to announce the first ever prospective study to assess the hidden cost of endometriosis to society and to women with the disease.
13 centres in ten countries kickoff the EndoCost study with a goal to identify areas which [...]

The following summarizes selected womens healthrelated blog entries. ~ “The Abortion Distortion Setting the Record and John Boehner Straight on the Capps Amendment,” Jessica Arons, Huffington Post blogs Arons director of the Center for American Progress Womens Health and Rights Program writes that a GOP Leader Alert released Tuesday by Rep. [...]

A “heated battle” has developed between New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine (D), who is seeking reelection in November, and Republican challenger Chris Christie over mammography coverage under Christies health insurance proposal, the Newark StarLedger reports. According to the StarLedger, the debate began when Christie posted a video on his Web site proposing that lowcost insurance [...]

The New York Times Magazine on Sunday will publish a special issue on international womens rights. The cover story is an excerpt from Times columnist Nicholas Kristof and former Times correspondent Sheryl WuDunns book “Half the Sky Turning Oppression Into Opportunity for Women Worldwide,” which will be published in September. In the book, Kristof and [...]

The New York Times Magazine, as part of a special issue that focuses on women worldwide, published an interview with Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton who “staked her claim as an advocate for global womens issues in 1995, when, as first lady, she gave an impassioned speech at a United Nations conference in Beijing.” [...]

Reproductive health care “is simply basic health care for women” and “should not be separated out as something unusual” in health reform legislation being crafted in Congress, Elaine Rose, CEO of Planned Parenthood Votes! Washington, writes in a Seattle Times opinion piece. Services such as annual gynecological exams, birth control, breast cancer screenings and pap [...]

The following summarizes selected womens healthrelated blog entries.~ “A Taxing Problem,” Jessica Arons, Huffington Post blogs The five Democrats who last week sent a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (DCalif.) “suggesting a common ground solution to the abortion roadblock in health care reform” should be “applauded” for keeping the debates focus on covering the [...]

The House on Friday voted 264153 to approve its fiscal year 2010 LaborHHSEducation spending bill (HB 3293) after voting on five amendments addressing price and policy issues, CQ Today reports. The bill would appropriate $730.5 billion. The Senate Appropriations Committee is scheduled to begin markup of its version of the bill on July 28.The House [...]