Medical journals do not ask if sex affects results By Melinda Voss ● Arts & Culture ● June 3, 2000 Our contributing health editor continues her three-part report on the failure of medical researchers to analyze their results by gender.
Despite Law, Gender Ignored by Medical Research By Melinda Voss ● Arts & Culture ● May 27, 2000 Latest government study reveals that the law requiring women be included in federally funded medical research is being ignored.
Medical Students Battle for Pro-Choice Education By Melinda Voss ● Health & Science ● April 28, 2000 More than 150 medical students met to learn not only how to perform abortions, but also how to press for changes in medical school training. Both are needed, say the organizers, because abortions are the most common surgical procedure for women.
Nursing Moms Thwarted by Laws By Melinda Voss ● Health & Science ● April 21, 2000 Some threatened with arrest for putting breastfeeding ahead of other legal obligations; another is fired. Some battles are being won, however.
Poor Families Gain Jobs; Lose Health Insurance By Melinda Voss ● Health & Science ● April 16, 2000 Two new studies indicate that many of the parents who left federal welfare for paid employment have needlessly lost their federal health insurance.
