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Sylvia de Vries, Part II

Published in March 21st, 2008

Posted by FatLady in OHIP, gender bias, women's health

Last week I posted about Sylvia de Vries, the Windsor woman who was forced, by lengthy waiting periods and incompetent medical care, to seek treatment for ovarian cancer in the USA. She is left $60,000 in debt and is trying to get OHIP to honor their responsibility and provide reimbursement for treatment she was [...]

Gender Bias in Health Care: Women STILL not Getting Proper Diagnosis or Care.

Published in March 11th, 2008

Posted by FatLady in OHIP, cancer, gender bias, women's health

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I’d like to bring your attention to an article in today’s Globe & Mail, Even huge tumour can’t secure care in Ontario. It was the subtitle that grabbed my attention: “Woman must cover cost of U.S. surgery.”
In short, this woman, Sylvia de Vries, after being ignored and shunted aside, her concerns about her health [...]

Self-Disclosure is Harder Than I Thought it Would Be

Published in December 10th, 2007

Posted by FatLady in Complex Atypical Hyperplasia, Health Care Policies, cancer, gender bias, politics

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It’s easier for me to write about public policy issues than to self-disclose. I don’t suppose that’s a huge shock to anyone reading this. Nevertheless, the whole idea of starting this blog was to educate myself, and you as well, about this health issue I’m having. I realize I’ve been deflecting my focus away [...]

Canadian Health Care in the News: Critically ill older women receive less life support

Published in November 15th, 2007

Posted by FatLady in Canadian Health Care, Ontario Health Care, gender bias, women's health

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A little something more to look forward to….

Margaret Munro

CanWest News Service

Wednesday, November 14, 2007
Older women with heart failure and other critical conditions receive less life support and die more than men in intensive care units, according to a disturbing new Canadian study.
This difference was most pronounced among women over age 50, who were 32% [...]