The Dietitians Association of Australia (DAA) welcomed Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's proposed hospital reform package. But the Association warned that without a multidisciplinary approach to implementing the reforms the Government risked 'missing the mark' in meeting patient needs. Chief...
The following summarizes select women's health-related videos. Stupak, Sebelius Discuss Reform Vote: On Thursday's "Good Morning America," Sebelius countered Rep. Bart Stupak's (D-Mich.) claims that the Senate health reform bill would lessen restrictions on federal funding of abortion. "I think...
The failure to enact health reform this year will lead to approximately 7,700 premature deaths of people between 25 and 64 years old in Louisiana in the next decade according to a report released today by the consumer health group Families USA. At the national level, the report, "Lives on the...
In a press conference Tuesday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) signaled that House Democrats might be willing to accept the Senate's language on abortion coverage and health insurance for immigrants, Roll Call reports. The issues are among the many that have divided the House Democratic...
The failure to enact health reform this year will lead to approximately 5,600 premature deaths of people between 25 and 64 years old in Virginia in the next decade according to a report released today by the consumer health group Families USA. At the national level, the report, "Lives on the...
In a press conference Tuesday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) signaled that House Democrats might be willing to accept the Senate's language on abortion coverage and health insurance for immigrants, Roll Call reports. The issues are among the many that have divided the House Democratic...
The failure to enact health reform this year will lead to approximately 5,600 premature deaths of people between 25 and 64 years old in Virginia in the next decade according to a report released today by the consumer health group Families USA. At the national level, the report, "Lives on the...
The following summarizes selected women's health-related blog entries. ~ "New York Times Article on Myth of 'Racial Bias and Abortion' Omits Critical Analyses," Jodi Jacobson, RH Reality Check: Jacobson writes that a recent New York Times article examining the "charge by anti-choice...
The failure to enact health reform this year will lead to approximately 900 premature deaths of people between 25 and 64 years old in Nebraska in the next decade according to a report released today by the consumer health group Families USA. At the national level, the report, "Lives on the...
The failure to enact health reform this year will lead to approximately 400 premature deaths of people between 25 and 64 years old in North Dakota in the next decade according to a report released today by the consumer health group Families USA. At the national level, the report, "Lives on the...
The failure to enact health reform this year will lead to approximately 400 premature deaths of people between 25 and 64 years old in North Dakota in the next decade according to a report released today by the consumer health group Families USA. At the national level, the report, "Lives on the...
As President Obama and congressional leaders meet for a health reform summit, the American Public Health Association urges them to move forward on comprehensive, affordable health reform with a focus on prevention and wellness. "We applaud leaders of both parties for meeting and urge them to...
As President Obama and congressional leaders meet for a health reform summit, the American Public Health Association urges them to move forward on comprehensive, affordable health reform with a focus on prevention and wellness. "We applaud leaders of both parties for meeting and urge them to...
The failure to enact health reform this year will lead to approximately 7,300 premature deaths of people between 25 and 64 years old in Arizona in the next decade according to a report released today by the consumer health group Families USA. At the national level, the report, "Lives on the...
Rep. Bart Stupak (D-Mich.) on Wednesday said he would not attend Thursday's bipartisan health care summit, despite House Minority Leader John Boehner's (R-Ohio) request to the White House that the antiabortion-rights lawmaker be included in the meeting, Roll Call reports (Dennis/Kucinich, Roll...
The failure to enact health reform this year will lead to approximately 1,700 premature deaths of people between 25 and 64 years old in Connecticut in the next decade according to a report released today by the consumer health group Families USA. At the national level the report, "Lives on the...
The following summarizes selected women's health-related blog entries. ~ "Obama Presents A Health Care Plan But Abortion Issue Remains Unsettled," Sarah Kliff, Newsweek's "The Gaggle": President Obama's health reform proposal is "a huge step forward for the Democrats," but abortion coverage...
News outlets report on the pharmaceutical industry's involvement in doctor training and its role in shaping the health care overhauls pending in Congress. The New York Times: "More than half of the nation's medical residency programs to train doctors in internal medicine accepted financial...