According to the Tennessean (Nashville, TN), "A woman who became angry when deputies asked her to stop nursing her baby outside a Rutherford County courtroom was threatened with arrest." The article indicates that she was asked to more to "a more dis...

A hearing (see link for testimony downloads) was held on the controversial new breast cancer screening recommendations. Testimony from Diana B. Petitti, Chair of the Task Force that released the recs, is of particular interest to read. She explains the...

I believe I have mentioned Vanderbilt’s Nurse-Midwives previously; the current issue of Vanderbilt Magazine has an excellent profile of their practice; I learned some things about their work despite being already somewhat familiar with them and...

This week at Our Bodies Our Blog, I posted a bit about ACOG’s new cervical cancer screening guidelines, and linked to a bunch of organizations with information about the Stupak amendment in the health reform legislation related to yesterday’s day of...

At Our Bodies Our Blog today, Christine and I have an appeal to blog readers to give if able to our fundraising campaign. While I know finances have been especially tight for many, many people, this means that times have been hard for many...

Tuesday, December 1 is World AIDS Day. To mark the day in Nashville, Planned Parenthood of Middle and East Tennessee is offering free HIV screening at their D.B. Todd Blvd location. Details here. An event is also being held at The Belcourt, described...