Genetic Tests Create Treatment Opportunities And Confusion For Breast Cancer Patients
Experts are torn on when and how to deploy all the new tests available, including for those diagnosed with breast cancer.
women's health
Oregonians Support Abortion Access At Higher Rate Than US Average, Survey Finds
The survey comes as Planned Parenthood gears up to serve out-of-state clients who come to Oregon from Idaho for reproductive services.
Alcohol-Related Deaths For Women Surge Compared With Men
The pandemic fueled an upswing in drinking in some groups, but the trend in heavier drinking among women, as well as related liver damage and other health effects, is not new.
Could Data From Your Period-Tracking App Be Used Against You?
As some states move to criminalize abortion, data in these popular apps could be used to prosecute people who terminate their pregnancies.
Oregon, Texas Are Latest States To Put Down Markers On Abortion Coverage
Federal health insurance rules are a moving target, and it’s unclear whether Republicans will take another run at replacing the Affordable Care Act.
For Millennials, Both Good And Bad News In Senate’s GOP Health Bill
Darlin Kpangbah receives free health insurance through Medicaid and is grateful for the coverage in case of accidents, such as when she tore a ligament in her leg a few years ago. “I feel like I’m injury-prone,” said Kpangbah, 20, who lives in Sacramento, Calif.
Buehler and Steiner Hayward Want Additional Access to Birth Control
The House Health Committee is considering legislation that would allow pharmacists to dispense additional types of contraception without a doctor’s note, as well as a bill that will require the Oregon Health Plan to set up billing codes to allow hospitals to be paid for inserting IUDs after mothers have given birth.
The Legislature’s two physicians are backing legislation that would further increase access to birth control, pushing Oregon further to the forefront of women’s reproductive healthcare.
Spike in Hate Crimes, Proliferation of Racism in Schools Comes into Full View
Registration for Oregon’s Women’s Health Network’s workshop on how whites can be better allies to vulnerable communities in the post-election world exceed space at its venue. Network planners now look to host additional workshops.
As a biracial woman, Kalii Nettleton says she identifies as both black and white, and feels a responsibility to speak up. “I bridge two worlds.
Beyond Birth Control, Women Could Pay More For Insurance Again Under TrumpCare
As the prospect began to sink in of losing access to free contraceptives if the health law is repealed or replaced, women have reportedly been racing to get IUDs or stockpile birth control pills before President Barack Obama leaves office. But birth control is just the tip of the iceberg, advocates say. There are a number of other women’s health benefits that are also at risk.
Hidden Plan Exclusions May Leave Gaps In Women’s Care, Study Finds
Buried in the fine print of many marketplace health plan documents is language that allows them to refuse to cover a range of services, many of which disproportionately affect women, a recent study found.
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