Tag Archives: Women

The Most Powerful Women in Healthcare IT for 2019—Vendor execs

Title: Co-founder, President and Chief Technology Officer Organization: Kno2 Years in HIT: 22 Previous Positions: Vice President, Chief Solutions Architect, Imagetek; Director of Technology, Integra Information Technologies. Significant Achievements: Bell, in founding Kno2, is seeking to advance interoperability in healthcare, with the goal of eliminating the use of older technologies. Impact on HIT: She has… Read More »

Many Women With Heart Disease Don’t Move Enough

FRIDAY, April 26, 2019 (HealthDay News) — Too many women with heart disease aren’t heeding exercise guidelines, and that could translate into even more health problems down the road, new research suggests. “Physical activity is a known, cost-effective prevention strategy for women with and without cardiovascular disease, and our study shows worsening health and financial… Read More »

Most Women Who Need Publicly Funded Birth Control Live in Places It Doesn’t Exist

Katie BuckleitnerGetty Images Thanks to things like the contraceptive mandate in the Affordable Care Act and Title X funding, access to birth control is, in theory, a right in the United States. But in practice, a vast majority of women who rely on publicly funded contraception in this country live in places where they can’t… Read More »

Black women need to seek therapy to deal with long-standing trauma, psychologist says

Adobe Stock Images Black women who are suffering need to seek counseling. This is the message psychologist La Keita Carter brought to a group of Black women who attended the Trilogy of Trauma seminar, organized by the Black Mental Health Alliance and held at Baltimore City Community College. “When trauma symptoms persist and you don’t… Read More »

What to know about genital warts in women

Genital warts are a very common sexually transmitted infection. They can develop on or around the genitals and may appear as small bumps or fleshy growths. These warts result from infection with the human papillomavirus (HPV). People who have the virus can pass it on through vaginal, anal, or oral sex. Genital warts can cause… Read More »