Cervical cancer screening for sex workers: Bringing dignity and healing
Sex workers experience numerous healthcare issues. Dr. Judy Norman discusses how to perform women’s health and colposcopy within this population.
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Cervical cancer & HIV: a quiet tragedy [infographic]
Billions of dollars are spent every year in preventing and treating the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Antiretroviral treatments are prolonging life expectancy for people with HIV and giving new hope for the future. But a quiet tragedy is playing out for thousands of HIV+ women....
Human trafficking in the ER: would you know it if you saw it?
Human trafficking, a form of modern-day slavery, has received a great deal of media attention lately and for a compelling reason; 40.3 million people have been victims of human trafficking worldwide. In spite of strong efforts to combat traffickers, current...
5 highlights from IPVC 2018 conference
The 32rd International Papillomavirus Conference in Sydney was a whirlwind of new discoveries in the HPV world with the revelation of new cervical cancer screening AI by the National Cancer Institute and coinciding with the announcement of Australian vaccination...
FPA: At the frontier of women’s health with telecolposcopy
FPA Women’s Health is committed to being at the forefront of women’s health. It has grown from its early stages as a single service provider to offer a broad range of gynecological healthcare solutions. With 23 locations around California, FPA serves the needs of...
Championing empowerment and cervical cancer screening in Cambodia: Mercy Medical Center Cambodia
Cambodia faces a cervical cancer epidemic. With one of the world’s highest rates of cervical cancer deaths and the highest in Asia, Cambodian women need a champion to help bring screening and treatment. Dr. Judy Norman is that champion. Her goal: to empower Cambodian...
Colposcopy in pregnancy: Best practice and insider tips
Welcome back to our Colpo Corner, where we explore various aspects of colposcopy. In this edition Mary Rubin, PhD, WHNP-BC, FAANP shares her advice on performing colposcopy during pregnancy based on her 35 years of experience working in colposcopy. Performing...
Why Cervical Cancer isn’t defeated…yet
‘Australia defeats cervical cancer’ was announced on newspaper headlines this week. Around the world, the initial results of the Australian government initiative to introduce HPV vaccination to high school age students suggested that cervical cancer instances may have...
Does AI need its own AI? – Issues facing implementation of AI in healthcare
AI is touted as the latest revolution in healthcare with applications of AI being developed to offer solutions in fields as diverse as radiology and skin cancer detection. Harvard Business Review reports that “AI could yield $5 billion in annual savings by doing a...
