The Washington Post: “About 3,000 Virginians who have health insurance through UniCare, a private insurer, will lose that coverage Jan. 1, a UniCare spokesman said Monday. Most live in Northern Virginia and get their coverage through the individual market, officials said. The termination will affect only health insurance…

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The Los Angeles Times and New York Times recently examined issues related to the experimental female libido drug flibanserin. On June 18, an FDA advisory panel voted 11-0 against recommending the drug for treatment of female hypoactive sexual-desire disorder. Summaries appear below…

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Although a condom-distribution policy in Provincetown, Mass., has stirred controversy, more than two dozen other school districts in the state already make condoms available to students, the Boston Globe reports. In at least two districts, the policies have been in place since the early 1990s…

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AABB, America’s Blood Centers (ABC) and the American Red Cross strongly support the use of rational, scientifically-based deferral periods that are applied fairly and consistently among blood donors who engage in similar risk activities…

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AABB, America’s Blood Centers (ABC) and the American Red Cross strongly support the use of rational, scientifically-based deferral periods that are applied fairly and consistently among blood donors who engage in similar risk activities…

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Abbott (NYSE: ABT) announced today that it has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to market a new, sensitive molecular diagnostic test and instrument to simultaneously detect two of the nation’s most prevalent sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), gonorrhea and chlamydia, including a new variant strain of chlamydia recently discovered in Sweden…

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At a G8 summit in Toronto, developed nations and other donors pledged $7.3 billion toward a global maternal and child health initiative, eliciting disappointment from aid groups that had hoped for a $10 billion commitment, the Washington Post reports…

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A New Jersey bill would restore millions of dollars to family planning clinics after Gov. Christie cut the funding from the state budget. Meanwhile, Louisiana Gov. Jindal signed a law that gives the state health secretary the power to suspend abortion clinics’ licenses. Summaries appear below. ~ Louisiana: On Wednesday, Gov…

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The following summarizes selected women’s health related videos. Colbert Chats With Steinem: Feminist icon Gloria Steinem visited Comedy Central’s “Colbert Report” to talk about media attention on “feminist” Republican women in this year’s election cycle…

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The following summarizes selected women’s health-related blog entries…

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