Women have a particularly high stake in the health care reform debate because they “interact with the health care system more often” than men, “and so are more vulnerable to a system with soaring costs and with restrictions that hurt women especially,” the Christian Science Monitor reports. Although more men than women are uninsured [...]

With the H1N1 flu outbreak now elevated to pandemic level, a new article cmaj.ca/cgi/rapidpdf/cmaj.090866 in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) reports that oseltamivir (Tamiflu®) and zanamivir (Relenza®) are relatively safe drugs for use in pregnant and breastfeeding women.
Pregnant women, especially those in the third trimester, are at high risk of serious complications from the [...]