Legato Named "Champion of Women's Health" by Ladies' Home Journal
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Dr. Vivian Pinn addresses a captive audience
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New York, NY – November 8, 2000 – Marianne J. Legato, M.D., F.A.C.P., professor of clinical medicine and founder and director of the Partnership for Women’s Health at Columbia University, was recognized as a “Champion of Women’s Health” by Ladies’ Home Journal at a breakfast held today in New York City. Dr. Legato is also featured in the November issue of Ladies’ Home Journal, as one of the top ten women “who are breaking down research barriers every day, making sure women are getting better treatments and faster cures.”
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Dr. Pinn, Myrna Blyth, and Dr. Legato
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Other Champions of Women’s Health honored at the breakfast were Vivian Pinn, M.D., director of the Office of Research on Women’s Health and associate director for research on women’s health, National Institutes of Health; Florence P. Haseltine, Ph.D., M.D., founder and past president, Society for Women’s Health Research; Phyllis Greenberger, M.S.W., executive director, Society for Women’s Health Research; and Wanda Jones, Dr. P.H., deputy assistant secretary for health of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and director of the Health and Human Service’s Office on Women’s Health. Myrna Blyth, editor-in-chief and publishing director for Ladies’ Home Journal, hosted the breakfast with editor Sarah Mahoney and Publisher Michael Brownstein.
Dr. Pinn spoke to the audience about her work at the Office of Research on Women’s Health, and about the progress in women’s health research made over the past decade. After her speech, a panel discussion was held between the audience and the honorees. Questions addressed concerns such as adult onset diabetes, genetic predisposition for disease, over-the-counter medications and FDA regulations, and alternative and natural medications.
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Dr. Legato takes questions from the audience
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Dr. Legato, a practicing internist in New York City, shared her concern about “natural” alternatives: “It is important to dispel the myths about alternative and natural treatments. People are consuming a myriad of substances that are being sold over-the-counter and packaged as natural cures. Patients are not telling their doctors about these treatments, some of which can lead to dangerous side effects when taken with prescription medication.”
Dr. Legato is the founder and director of the Partnership for Women’s Health at Columbia University, the first collaboration between academia and the private sector dedicated to advancing the study and practical use of the differences in the normal physiology of men and women and how they experience disease.
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