Doctors and Health Care Providers

Navigating Pregnancy Care in a Pandemic

By Evita Almassi | May 28, 2020 | Comments Off on Navigating Pregnancy Care in a Pandemic

Pregnancy in a pandemic. These are words I never thought I’d use. But here I am, halfway through my pregnancy trying to navigate a global public health crisis. While every pregnancy poses its own challenges, mine has highlighted the ways in which telemedicine in the era of COVID-19 can expand access to quality care when done well and hinder it when done badly.

Facing Whatever is Ahead of Us

By Cindy Pearson | Nov 14, 2016 | Comments Off on Facing Whatever is Ahead of Us

By the time this column is printed, the election will be over, and we’ll know what we’re facing. As I write this, though, we don’t yet know what the results will be. Will this country elect a man who jokes…

Communicating With Your Health Care Provider

By NWHN Staff | Nov 12, 2016 | Comments Off on Communicating With Your Health Care Provider

It’s 10:30 in the morning and you’ve already been waiting for an hour to see your doctor. You’re called back and complete intake questions with a nurse, highlight the main reason for your visit. Then you wait another 30 minutes before the doctor enters your exam room.

Balancing it All: Women and Medicine

By NWHN Staff | Jul 24, 2015 | Comments Off on Balancing it All: Women and Medicine

As a female physician-to-be, I know that I will face some tough decisions. Medicine is a competitive and demanding field that requires unwavering devotion and constant sacrifices. On the one hand, I want to be a top-notch clinician who puts…

Let the Sunshine In! New Law Ends Secret Drug Industry Payments & Gifts to Doctors

By NWHN Staff | Sep 1, 2013 | Comments Off on Let the Sunshine In! New Law Ends Secret Drug Industry Payments & Gifts to Doctors

On August 1, 2013, a new law went into effect that’s intended to protect patients and improve the public perception of medicine and the health care system. No, it’s not the new health care system, sometimes called “Obamacare.” But it was enacted as part of health care reform.

Direct-to-Consumer: Fertility Clinic Advertising on the Web

By Rachel Walden | Mar 1, 2013 | Comments Off on Direct-to-Consumer: Fertility Clinic Advertising on the Web

The National Women’s Health Network has long argued for stricter regulation and elimination of direct-to-consumer (DTC) drug advertising due to its tendency to overstate drugs’ benefits and understate risks in order to increase pharmaceutical companies’ profits.

Supporting Female Caregivers, Who Are Indispensable to Families, Communities, and Our Country

By NWHN Staff | Jan 1, 2013 | Comments Off on Supporting Female Caregivers, Who Are Indispensable to Families, Communities, and Our Country

They call us the “Sandwich Generation,” which sounds kind of nice. Who doesn’t like a good sandwich? But that phrase obscures a reality that virtually every woman either faces today or will face tomorrow: caring for herself while simultaneously looking after her children, parents, in-laws and, sometimes, grandparents. All this while coping with a challenging economy and a health care system that fails to consistently deliver high-quality, well-coordinated care.