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Women's Health

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Using telemedicine to improve rural women’s health and save babies’ lives

Listen to the Story Here In some Tennessee counties, infant mortality rates are as high as they are in many third world countries. How can...

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Article

Creating community safe havens for domestic violence victims

Rosa Romero walks through her East Los Angeles neighborhood, handing out fliers about domestic violence and listening to the...

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Report

Disparities identified in post-heart attack treatment between women and men

Introduction As healthcare moves towards personalized or precision medicine, the differences between women and men should play an…

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Did you know?

Only 35% of participants in heart-related medical studies are women.

Podcast November 29, 2018

Member voices: Help after a risky birth and a sick newborn

Listen to the Story Here Listen to the Story Here A Pennsylvania family found comfort and support from a series of Independence Blue Cross nurses who understood their situation and...

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Article November 1, 2018

A personalized touch to breast cancer screening

Breast cancer is the second most common cancer among American women – second only to skin cancer – impacting 1 in 8 women over the...

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Article October 26, 2018

Breaking the cycle of domestic violence

Domestic violence is a cyclical behavior affecting women, men and children across the country. To better understand this cycle of violence, Blue Shield of California Foundation commissioned a survey to help uncover the root causes and found an opportunity for greater impact.

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Overhead photo of a small town in Tennessee

Podcast May 22, 2018

Using telemedicine to improve rural women’s health and save babies’ lives

Listen to the Story Here Listen to the Story Here In some Tennessee counties, infant mortality rates are as high as they are in many third world countries. How can...

Listen

Article November 21, 2016

Creating community safe havens for domestic violence victims

Rosa Romero walks through her East Los Angeles neighborhood, handing out fliers about domestic violence and listening to the...

Read

Article November 21, 2016

Three ways to stop underestimating women’s heart disease

Heart disease is the number one cause of death among women in the U.S. killing nearly 300,000 women a year -- more than all forms...

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Report September 29, 2015

Disparities identified in post-heart attack treatment between women and men

Introduction As healthcare moves towards personalized or precision medicine, the differences between women and men should play an…

Read