Recently added articles from National Women's Health Report:
Women & health care reform.
Mar 01, 2009 ... When Joy Lindquist lost her job as a health educator in 2004, she lost more than just a paycheck. She also lost her health insurance. Although she could have continued her health benefits by paying the entire premium, the $300 a month cost was more than she could afford. Hoping to make it ...
The doctor is in (Online): don't be surprised if the next time you talk to your health care professional it's through a videoconferencing setup, e-mail or a cell-phone text.
Mar 01, 2009 ... These days, clinicians are using electronic texts for quick consults, to send reminders to their patients about appointments and to keep a cellular "eye" on hospitalized patients and by receiving text alerts if their condition changes. Meanwhile, some doctors have turned to ...
Personalized medicine: the time is now; six years after scientists successfully sequenced the entire human genome, the results are changing nearly every aspect of medicine.(AGES & STAGES)
Mar 01, 2009 ... "There have been some spectacular successes with genetic information that are beginning to have a significant impact on the care and treatment of patients today," says Geoffrey S. Ginsburg, MD, PhD, who directs the Center for Genomic Medicine in the Duke Institute for Genome Sciences & ...
Commonly asked questions & answers about being uninsured.(ASK THE EXPERT)
Mar 01, 2009 ... Q: I don't have health insurance. Can local "minute clinics" provide my health care needs? A: Ideally, you should have a primary care provider who gets know you and who can provide the kind of comprehensive preventive, acute and chronic care everyone needs and deserves. Having ...
Navigating the health care system: no matter what happens with health reform over the next year, big changes will take time. So you still need to be savvy about how to get the best possible care at the best price for yourself and your family.(LIFESTYLE CORNER)
Mar 01, 2009; Peeke, Pamela ... Here's what I've learned over the years from being on both sides of the issue. * Know your policy. Do not, repeat, do not, expect your health care professional or his or her office staff to know what your policy covers. They are typically dealing with a dozen or more health ...
