The Berer Blog – Page 13

Is eradication of congenital syphilis feasible?

Mar 5, 2012

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margeberer

in Health services, WHO

On 1 March, the Global Congenital Syphilis Partnership held a press conference to announce the launch of a global campaign to eradicate congenital syphilis, motivated by evidence from a seven-country pilot study that used a rapid blood test for screening.…
In defence of abortion on a woman’s request, including on grounds of fetal sex

Feb 24, 2012

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margeberer

in Abortion, Women

Published on the British Medical Journal Guest Blog, 24th February 2012 Ach, what a furore. The Daily Telegraph is in its element and having a ball printing nasty allegations about doctors doing abortions illegally on grounds of sex selection. Let’s…
Hormonal contraception and risk of HIV: new studies, the issues, and the response of the World Health Organization

Feb 20, 2012

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margeberer

in Contraception, WHO, Women

Many feminists, including me, actively opposed the hormonal injectable contraceptive Depo Provera (DMPA) three decades ago ̶ it was at a time when certain women weren’t being given a choice of method or any information about possible side effects, and…
An open letter to Shirley Williams

Feb 17, 2012

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margeberer

in Health services, Private medicine

Dear Baroness Williams, I have greatly appreciated your continuing efforts during the debate on the NHS Bill in the House of Lords until recently and that you took the time to send out the group emails that have kept those…
The breast implant fiasco: a scandal of private medicine

Jan 18, 2012

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margeberer

in Breast implants, Cosmetic surgery, Private medicine

First published 17 Jan 2012 on the BMJ Group Blog So, the silicone’s hit the fan. The use of industrial-grade silicone intended for mattresses, the possible fraud in hiding information from inspectors at production stage, and the failure in quality control in…
Jingle pills indeed

Dec 16, 2011

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margeberer

in Contraception, Health services, Women

This post first appeared on the BMJ Group Blog, 12th December 2011 Many years ago now, when news of female sterilisation first came out, Catholic priests in Puerto Rico and other Catholic countries preached from their pulpits against women being…
The cover that got covered

Dec 5, 2011

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margeberer

in Cosmetic surgery

Guest blog by RHM digital editor Cassie Werber In May 2010, Reproductive Health Matters published a journal on the theme of Cosmetic surgery, body image and sexuality. Marge Berer, editor of the journal, proposed a cover featuring an artwork which…
World’s 7 billionth baby causes journalistic storm

Nov 9, 2011

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margeberer

in Population

Last week, an opinion piece in the New York Times in response to the birth of the world’s seven billionth baby put forward family planning as the solution to the problem of the still rapidly rising population of the world.…
Fighting the English Health and Social Care Bill

Oct 3, 2011

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margeberer

in Health services, Private medicine

I have just written a letter to 16 members of the House of Lords, asking them to intervene and make sure the Health & Social Care Bill is thoroughly examined and if possible rejected to prevent it passing into law…
Independent abortion counselling? Whose problem?

Sep 5, 2011

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margeberer

in Abortion

Published on the BMJ guest blog, 1st September 2011 Nadine Dorries MP is a very skillful politician. She decides there is a problem, for which she has absolutely no evidence. She not only manages to get her problem onto the…

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