Tag: women’s health
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Study finds only counties in Appalachia, mostly in Kentucky, had increasing rates of death among both sexes as century turned
By Molly Burchett Kentucky Health News More than 40 percent of counties saw increases in female death rates as the 21st Century began, while the death rate for men rose...
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U of L and KentuckyOne Health announce partnership that keeps women’s health services intact at University Hospital
The University of Louisville and KentuckyOne Health have reached a partnership agreement that will leave the resolution of any “moral roadblocks” up to a higher authority. U of L President...
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Eastern Kentucky native wants to alert Appalachian women about their high rate of cervical cancer and how to prevent it
University of Kentucky physician and Pike County native Baretta Casey, right, has spent most of her career providing health care and education throughout the state, with a focus on Appalachian Kentucky. The...
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Female life expectancy in several Eastern Ky. counties declined
The life expectancy of the average U.S. female increased 1.7 years from 1999 to 2009 — 79.6 to 81.3 years. Good news on the whole, but Daily Yonder reporters Bill...
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Next phase of health reform: New and renewed insurance policies will have to cover birth control, other preventive care for women
Even though the decision was widely expected, as part of health care reform, the news is still what Julie Rovner of National Public Radio termed “a pretty big deal.” Earlier...
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After several groups say Pap smears aren’t needed every year, ob/gyns recommend an annual ‘well-woman’ visit
Though several groups have said women don’t need a Pap smear every year, obstetricians and gynecologists still recommend an annual “well-woman” visit and annual pelvic exams for all females over...
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Will birth-control mandate cost more or less? Yet to be seen
Will requiring insurance companies to provide contraception be cost-neutral, as the Obama administration claims? It is unclear, and so is whether insurance companies will make Catholic institutions pay more. These were the...
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Obama changes health-insurance rule to placate religious groups that oppose birth control
In an effort to quell a firestorm of controversy, President Obama announced today that his administration change its new rule that requires employers to offer free birth-control coverage in their...
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C-J finds gaps in medical care for female soldiers, vets
Though women now account for almost 15 percent of active-duty troops in the U.S. military, the medical care they receive is often not on par with that of their male...