Health And Medicine News

Less Invasive CT-Scan Based Colorectal Cancer Screening Method Shows Good Accuracy [1]

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Computed tomographic (CT) colonography may offer patients at increased risk of colorectal cancer an alternative to colonoscopy that is less-invasive, is better-tolerated and has good diagnostic accuracy, according to a study in the June 17 issue of JAMA. Colorectal cancer (CRC) accounts for approximately 210,000 deaths each year in Europe. CT colonography is a procedure in which a detailed picture of the colon is created by an x-ray machine linked to a computer. . ...>Read More... [1]

Blogs Comment On Women's Health Disparities, Sotomayor Nomination, Other Topics [2]

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The following summarizes selected women's health-related blog entries. ~ "Report: Higher Rates of Unintended Pregnancy, Abortion Among Women of Color," Sharon Camp, RH Reality Check: A new . ...>Read More... [2]

PBS' 'NOW' Examines Violence In Antiabortion-Rights Movement, Features Online Debate [3]

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PBS' "NOW" on Friday examined whether violence against abortion providers should be prosecuted as domestic terrorism. The segment included comments from abortion providers LeRoy Carhart, who previously worked with murdered provider George Tiller at his Kansas clinic, and Warren Hern, a Colorado-based provider. . ...>Read More... [3]

Scarcity Of Information On Supreme Court Nominee's Views On Abortion Rights Not Atypical, Editorial States [4]

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Although "no issue has dominated Supreme Court politics like abortion" over the past few decades, most new justices "arrive at the court without disclosing anything useful about their views on the subject -- leaving interested citizens feeling more than a little irrelevant," a Chicago Tribune editorial states. . ...>Read More... [4]

Lack Of Medical School Training On Abortion Contributes To Decline In Providers, Salon Opinion Piece Says [5]

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Salon contributor Kate Harding on Monday examined how a lack of training in medical schools is affecting the availability of abortion providers in the U.S. Harding reports that 87% of all U.S. counties and 98% of rural counties have no abortion services. . ...>Read More... [5]

Sen. McConnell Says Filibuster Of Supreme Court Nominee Sotomayor Remains Possible [6]

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Appearing on CBS' "Face the Nation" on Sunday, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnel (R-Ky.) said that Senate Republicans have not ruled out a filibuster on the Supreme Court nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor, The Hill reports. . ...>Read More... [6]

Louisiana Senate Committee Narrowly Approves Provider 'Conscience' Bill [7]

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The Louisiana Senate Health and Welfare Committee on Wednesday approved a bill (H.B. 517) that would expand the ability of health care workers to refuse to provide services for moral or religious reasons, the Baton Rouge Advocate reports. . ...>Read More... [7]

Arizona, North Carolina Legislatures Take Action On Abortion, Sex Education Measures [8]

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The following summarizes news coverage on women's health-related legislation in Arizona and North Carolina. ~ Arizona: The Arizona Senate Public Safety and Human Services Committee on Wednesday voted 4-3 to approve a bill (S.B. . ...>Read More... [8]

Senate GOP Could Use Procedural Tactics To Delay Sotomayor Hearings [9]

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Senate Minority Whip Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, on Thursday said that the GOP has not ruled out the use of procedural tactics, such as a Republican boycott, to attempt to delay Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor's confirmation hearing, Roll Call reports. . ...>Read More... [9]

Editorial, Opinion Piece Respond To Closure Of Murdered Abortion Provider Tiller's Clinic [10]

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Two newspapers recently published an editorial and an opinion piece in reaction to the announcement that murdered Kansas abortion provider George Tiller's Wichita clinic would be permanently closed. The clinic was one of a handful in the U.S. offering abortion procedures in the second and third trimesters. Summaries appear below.~ . ...>Read More... [10]