Related to our own research, this article reports on barriers and outcomes related to low participation in clinical trials.
HEALTH / RESEARCH | August 03, 2009
Forty Years' War: Lack of Study Volunteers Hobbles Cancer Fight
By GINA KOLATA
In the war on cancer, a major hurdle involves finding cancer patients willing to participate in clinical trials.
Wednesday, August 5, 2009
Monday, August 3, 2009
Maternity Insurance Coverage: Sarah Wildman on NPR
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=111492826
Friday, July 24, 2009
In the News
It's been a while since we've posted to the WOCRHS blog. Like most of you we've had a busy summer: writing, spending time with family, and traveling. Our esteemed colleague Kesho Scott has just returned from a historic trip to China where she participated in their first ever Women's Leadership Conference. For more on her trip and details about the conference please see the following.
http://www.grinnell.edu/index3.shtm
http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/kuni/news.newsmain/article/1586/0/1530181/The.Exchange.from.IPR/The.Exchange.71509
http://www.grinnell.edu/
http://www.publicbroadcasting.
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Bringing Gender Back In
The June 2009 study by the Kaiser Foundation strongly suggest that we need to bring gender back into our discussions about health care reform. Women and more specifically, women of color lag behind men in almost every indicator of health including their health status, access to care and social indicators of health such as education, income and geographic location.
My only question is where is gender in the healthcare debate? In addition to higher costs caused by inefficient administration, we must also take into account the cost of the poor healthcare received by women in the United States - many of whom are women of color. According to Kaiser, women of color suffer from higher rates of obescity, chronic illness, reproductive disorders, and HIV/AIDS - even those who have access to to medical care.
My only question is where is gender in the healthcare debate? In addition to higher costs caused by inefficient administration, we must also take into account the cost of the poor healthcare received by women in the United States - many of whom are women of color. According to Kaiser, women of color suffer from higher rates of obescity, chronic illness, reproductive disorders, and HIV/AIDS - even those who have access to to medical care.
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