Tag: health care

• Self-care is the best health care

  

  Don’t get me wrong. I am pleased and relieved that the Affordable Health Care Act was upheld today by the Supreme Court. It’s unconscionable that millions of Americans are without health care coverage for themselves and their families (my own family included at the moment.) Worse are those who are denied coverage for pre-existing conditions. […]

  Dana Young

  June 29, 2012

  Health & Wellness

  Affordable Care Act, complementary medicine, health, health care, integrative health, medical insurance, wellness

• Health care professionals: watch your language

  I recently saw a new OB-GYN for the first time. Overall, I liked her a lot. She was no-nonsense, but seemed personable, and she knew her stuff. During our visit, we discussed permanent birth control for me. I can’t take hormonal birth control any more, and the other available options either have the potential for […]

  Dana Young

  February 8, 2012

  Health & Wellness, Maternal Heath Care, Relationships

  birth control, doctor-patient relationship, health care, language, mammogram, surgery, women’s health