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Health Care Reform Forgets the Gays
Written by Candace Chellew-Hodge Tuesday, 23 March 2010 07:28
Today, thanks to the U.S. House of Representatives, some 32 million people currently without health care can now get coverage. This is certainly good news, especially if you are among that number. However, the legislation still leaves many people out in the cold, including gay and lesbian people who take advantage of partnership benefits through their work.
One Step Closer To Universal Coverage!
Written by Nick Baumann Monday, 22 March 2010 07:14
You already know about the Democrats' big health care reform victory Sunday night, the deal it took to get there, and the debate that will come next. But if you haven't been paying close attention, you might not know what's in it for you. America, here's what you've won (and all of this stuff kicks in this year):
A Right to Life for the Living
Written by Melissa Harris-Lacewell Friday, 19 March 2010 05:52
African-American children face threats to their survival, and African-American women are confronted with challenges to their capacity to bear and parent healthy children. But racialized and shaming misinformation campaigns do nothing to address these problems.
Some Clinical Trials Explicity Exclude Gay And Lesbian Patients
Written by Physorg Thursday, 18 March 2010 07:36
All clinical trials have guidelines that clearly state who can and cannot participate, but according to the National Institutes of Health these guidelines are typically based on age, gender, previous treatment history, the type and stage of a disease, and other medically relevant factors. However, researchers at Fox Chase Cancer Center have gathered evidence indicating that some trials explicitly exclude individuals based on their sexual orientation.
Bedside Manners: The Broken Spirituality of Contemporary US Medical Practice
Written by Peter Laarman Tuesday, 02 March 2010 06:30
Sparked by his elderly mother’s impersonal medical care, our writer laments the fact that doctors aren’t spending nearly enough time listening to and getting to know their patients and its implications for a medical culture that focuses almost exclusively on the body; ignoring soul, spirit, and specificity.
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