A must for anyone working in health! It’s short, watch it.
New Study Shows that Looking at Sex Differences Can Benefit Both Men and Women
July 13, 2011|By Marissa Cevallos, HealthKey / For the Booster Shots blog
Cancer kills more men than women — some forms more than others, finds a new study.
In the new assessment of cancer data, men are more than twice as likely than women to die from lung, skin, kidney and liver cancers. Overall, not including sex-specific or breast cancers, men’s death rates are 1.9 times higher than women’s, according to the new research.
Scientists already knew men were at higher risk for developing most cancers, but it wasn’t clear if men also died more from cancer. Researchers from the National Cancer Institute pooled together cancer death rates between 1977 and 2006 from a large U.S. cancer database.
They found for the vast majority of cancers, men were more likely to die than women. Only three cancers kill more women than men (well, besides the ones men don’t get): the relatively rare peritoneum, omentum and mesentery; gall bladder; and anus, anal canal and anorectum cancers. The research was published online Tuesday in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention.
The reason? It’s not necessarily that women are better than men at surviving cancer once they have it. The authors write in their discussion:
“This supports the idea that sex disparities in cancer mortality arise from the sex differences in cancer incidence. … It is feasible that differential environmental exposures and/or physiologic processes, such as sex hormones, could explain the observed sex disparities in survival.”
Such factors include differences in lifestyle. For example, the researchers found that men are more than five times as likely to die from lip and larynx cancers, two cancers linked to tobacco and heavy alcohol use.
http://articles.latimes.com/2011/jul/13/news/la-heb-cancer-men-women-20110713
New Report Shows Poor People Benefit from Insurance
While states consider cuts to Medicaid, a new report by the National Bureau of Economic Research shows poor people (many of whom are women) do better when they are insured.
Progress of the World’s Women, a UN Report
The UN’s agency for gender equality and female empowerment has released a report on Progress of the World’s Women.
Stellar Medicine: A Journey through the Universe of Women’s Health
RWJF Center for Health Policy at UNM
Women’s Health Policy Unit
“Stellar Medicine: A Journey through the Universe of Women’s Health”
Presented by Saralyn Mark, MD
President, SolaMed Solutions, LLC
Adjunct Associate Professor of Medicine & Ob/Gyn
Yale and Georgetown Schools of Medicine
Affiliate Professor, George Mason University School of Public Policy
Senior Medical Advisor-NASA
Monday, July 11, 2011
12:30 – 1:30 pm
RWJF Center for Health Policy lower level Conference Room
Jonson Gallery Building (1909 Las Lomas)
Dr. Mark will read from her book from the chapter “Stardust Connection” which
discusses spirituality, faith and healing followed by an interactive discussion of topics covered in the book including sex/gender-based medicine, menopause, alternative medicine, faith and healing, pandemics, medical myths, veterans health, the benefits
of sex, chocolate, wine and shopping and many other issues.
RWJF Center for Health Policy
The RWJF Center for Health Policy is the only health policy center dedicated to increasing the number of leaders from Latino and American Indian communities helping to shape the future of our nation’s health and health care. A collaboration of the University of New Mexico and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the RWJF Center for Health Policy focuses on inserting the perspectives of Latino, American Indian and other underrepresented groups into the most pressing health policy debates today. Visit http://healthpolicy.unm.edu for further information.
For more information contact the Center at 505–277–0130 or center@healthpolicy.unm.edu or at our website http://healthpolicy.unm.edu
Poverty is just as valid a cause of death as smoking, a new study finds.
Researchers calculated 133,000 deaths attributable to poverty, and said that factors like poverty and segregation kill people the way smoking and obesity do.
Social Ills Like Poverty Can Cause Death, Researchers Say
Women’s Health Today – April Podcast Available Featuring Women’s Health 2011 Congress
Women’s Health Today April 22nd 8am
I discussed some of the challenges in women’s health and gender specific medicine, new research on clinical trials and women, the Affordable Care Act, and National Women’s Health Week. My guests included Women’s Health 2011 Congress Chair, Dr. Wendy Klein, Federal Drug Administration Research Fellow Rita Poon, sex and gender health policy expert and Women’s Health Services Research Director Dr. Justina Trott, and the new director of the Office on Women’s Health at the US Department of Health and Human Services, Dr. Nancy Lee. Listen to the podcast here.
Women’s Health Today
About Women, For Everyone
How do sex and gender impact health? Does health policy adequately address systemic problems rooted in the relationships between patient, provider and insurer? Women’s Health Today looks at health from an interdisciplinary and woman-centered perspective, examining the many biological, psychological, environmental and social factors effecting health.
KUNM Broadcast Times – 2011:
Friday, January 21st at 8:00am
Friday, April 22nd at 8:00am
Friday, July 22nd at 8:00am
Friday, September 23rd at 8:00am
Friday, December 23rd at 8:00am
Host: Giovanna Rossi
Report Findings Support Legislation on Substance Abuse and Pregnancy
One of the last things I did as Executive Director of the Women’s Health Office was to report policy recommendations about substance abuse and pregnancy to the Legislative Health and Human Services Committee. Some of those recommendations were drafted as legislation and introduced this session:
HM13 (Stewart) Gender-specific Treatment Standards
HM14 (Chasey) Oversight Memorial
SB353(Lopez/WilsonBeffort) Substance Abuse and Family Planning Services
SB354(Lopez/WilsonBeffort) Substance Abuse and Pregnant Women Services
There will be one more bill introduced regarding informed consent for drug testing.
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FinalReportSM19
The Senate Memorial 19 Taskforce (SM19) was created by the New Mexico Legislature in 2009 to assess and improve access to substance abuse treatment and prenatal care for pregnant women with substance abuse problems. The SM19 Taskforce was composed of a diverse range of stakeholders and included input from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) with technical assistance from two out-of-state experts in the field. The SM19 Taskforce met monthly between September 2009 and August 2010 and performed an extensive review of the literature, an evaluation of data on substance abuse in New Mexico, a review of state laws, systems of care and organizational policies, and consultation with experts. Angie Vachio and I served as co-chairs of the Taskforce. This report represents the Taskforce’s findings.
Women’s Health Today – January 2011 Podcast
Missed the show on January 21st? Get a podcast here.
My guests included Senator Dede Feldman, democrat from Albuquerque, Senator Sue Wilson Beffort, republican from Albuquerque, sex and gender health policy expert and Women’s Health Services research director, Dr. Justina Trott, and Lisa Codispoti, senior counsel at the National Women’s Law Center.
On the program, we discussed health care reform and what impacts women the most. We discussed the creation of a health coverage marketplace, various proposals during the NM legislative session, and attempts to repeal health care reform or pieces of it. All of this, through a sex and gender lens. Listen now.
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Promo Highlights Health Topics for New Show Jan. 21st
Listen to my 30 second promo for the first Women’s Health Today radio show on January 21, 2011 at 8am on 89.9fm.
WHT Promo
My guests will include Senator Dede Feldman, democrat from Albuquerque, Senator Sue Wilson Beffort, republican from Albuquerque, sex and gender health policy expert and Women’s Health Services research director, Dr. Justina Trott, and Lisa Codispoti, senior counsel at the National Women’s Law Center.
On the program, we’ll discuss health care reform and what impacts women the most. We’ll discuss the creation of a health coverage marketplace, various proposals during the NM legislative session, and attempts to repeal health care reform or pieces of it. All of this, through a sex and gender lens.
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