June 17, 2005

Taking care of ourselves

Access to reliable and accurate health information sometimes can be a challenge for patients. At a recent symposium held in the Blum Patient and Family Learning Center, Judy Norsigian, co-author of the revolutionary women's health book Our Bodies; Ourselves, and Karen Carlson, MD, director of the MGH Women's Health Associates and co-author of The New Harvard Guide to Women's Health, provided tips for how to find and use reliable women's health information to make the most of a doctor's visit. The event, which drew nearly 60 people, was sponsored by the Blum Center, the MGH Women's Health Coordinating Council, the Stoeckle Center for Primary Care and the Harvard Medical School's Center of Excellence in Women's Health.

Norsigian, left, and Carlson