A doctor and her patient stand up for Planned Parenthood
Note: good news. Since this post was written, the Susan G. Komen Foundation reversed its decision and is reinstating funds for Planned Parenthood! We celebrate on behalf …
About the Blogger
Dr. Sujatha Prabhakaran is Medical Director of Planned Parenthood of Southwest and Central Florida based in Sarasota, FL. Additionally she practices as gynecologic surgeon at the Bay Pines VA Medical Center and is an Affiliate Asst. Professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of South Florida. Dr. Prabhakaran obtained her MD at the Medical College of Ohio in her hometown of Toledo, OH. She completed her residency training in obstetrics and gynecology at Wake Forest University and a fellowship in women’s health research/MPH (Health Policy and Management) at the University of North Carolina. Her research interests are family planning, particularly improving contraceptive access and reproductive health policy.
Editor's Note: Any views or opinions presented on this blog are solely those of the authors and do not necessarily represent those of the hospitals, clinics, and institutions where they work, teach, and study.
Recent Posts
What have you done for me lately? The Obama Administration, DFA and Women’s Health
When President Obama was elected, many of us working in women’s healthcare anticipated a positive shift in health policy regarding women. There have definite…
Life Isn't Fair, But Government Should Be
About a week ago, I saw a fantastic play called, “Ann”. It details the life of Ann Richards, governor of Texas from 1991 to 1995. The title of this blog is a …
One Conversation...
Last weekend I attended the National Family Planning Forum in Washington DC. It is a meeting of reproductive health professionals, both clinicians and researchers. In the…
From the American People
In the last week, Elizabeth Warren, Senate candidate in Massachusetts has gotten attention for pointing out that anyone who is successful in the US has done so not only at the hand…
Penn and Teller on Relative Risk
I love magicians. In my day job, I’m a concrete thinker like many physicians, but set me in front of someone doing card tricks and I am mesmerized. And …
Groundbreaking Decision on Contraception
Tuesday, the Institute of Medicine recommended that the Department of Health and Human Services require health insurers to fully cover birth control as a preventive service. HH…
The Healthiest Nation on Earth
There has been a lot of talk recently from both sides of the aisle about American exceptionalism. Arguments abound back and forth about who really believes in American exceptio…
The Slippery Slope . . .
It seems there are legislators who still think women need more regulations regarding their healthcare decisions than men. While particularly evident regarding decisions around …
Pennies for Pounds?
A frustration for many healthcare providers is patient noncompliance with prevention recommendations. Since all of us are healthcare consumers as well as healthcare providers, …
