Jun 21 Health Labor Gains: Midwifery Goes From Horseback to Hospitals Dressed in crisp blue scrubs, Certified Nurse Midwife JoAnne Burris walks briskly, the click of her sensible clogs a counterpoint to smooth jazz in the hall. The University of Kentucky Midwife Clinic, with its large, color prints of newborns on earth-tone walls, still has that new furniture smell. But word-of-mouth already has the waiting room […] By Mary Meehan Jun 21 Health Labor Gains: Midwifery Goes From Horseback to Hospitals Mary Meehan
Feb 10 Health Closing Clinics: Abortion Rights Increasingly Out Of Reach Dona Wells walked through what’s left of the EMW Women’s Clinic in Lexington, Kentucky. Boxes fill what use to be offices. Sterilized medical supplies are in disarray. A light flickers on and off in the back hallway. She doesn’t see a point in fixing it. At 75, she still runs 25 miles a week, but […] By Mary Meehan Feb 10 Health Closing Clinics: Abortion Rights Increasingly Out Of Reach Mary Meehan