(patients-connect 10/31/2013)
(The Washington Post 7/15/2014)
(Everyday Health 3/10/2014)
(The Washington Post 1/29/2016)
(Everyday Health 3/10/2014)
(Everyday Health 1/16/2014)
(Everyday Health 9/27/2013)
(The Wall Street Journal 2/14/2014)
(Everyday Health 12/26/2013)
(Association of Patient Experience 5/1/2012)
2nd in Series on "Leaders in the Patient Experience" for the Association of Patient Experience - Profile of Jamie Seagle of Rogerson Communities in Boston
(Everyday Health 10/4/2013)
(Gold Foundation 2/1/2012)
Reprint by Gold Foundation of First Article in a series of articles on "Leaders in the Patient Experience" being written by me for The Association of Patient Experience. Article in Posted on this site.
(Everyday Health 6/18/2013)
Glucose Levels Out of Control Can Lead to Serious Problems
(patients-connect 6/22/2013)
Diabetes is a potential risk for dementia
(curetoday.com 6/18/2013)
Cancer Treatment Related Menopause and Andropause
(Senior Planet 10/24/2013)
Delaying Aging by slowing down the aging process would add more years of healthy life and be more economical than individually combatting specific diseases that might prolong life with pain and disability.
(Chicago Tribune 6/18/2015)
(patients-connect 7/30/2013)
Summary of journal article on weight loss and timing of meals
(The Wall Street Journal 2/24/2014)
(The Wall Street Journal 9/15/2014)
(The Wall Street Journal 9/28/2015)
(The Wall Street Journal 2/24/2014)
(Chicago Tribune 9/26/2012)
How to reduce breast cancer risk
(Mount Sinai Hospital 9/17/2012)
(Chicago Tribune 12/18/2015)
(Health Behavior News Service 7/1/2011)
Summary for the lay person of urban neighborhood and late age cognition study - Killed Due to Rights Conflict between HBNS and Journal
(Cure 3/11/2013)
Cancer Side-Effect of Fatigue
(Everyday Health 1/16/2014)
(Everyday Health 5/5/2012)
(The Commonwealth Fund 6/20/2007)
(Everyday Health 5/5/2014)
(Men's Health 1/1/2010)
Piece Assigned, but killed
(patients-connect 8/30/2013)
(Chicago Wellness Blog 10/6/2013)
(The Wall Street Journal 2/16/2016)
(patients-connect 11/10/2013)
(Healthline.com 2/17/2011)
Most important provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Health Care Act
(Peace Corps Fellows Program 7/5/2009)
This newsletter includes 2 stories written by me. The publication debuted with this new design for which I worked with designers, photographers, and writers. I headed up the entire redesign initiative.
(Association of Patient Experience 9/26/2012)
Article on having end of life conversations.
(Senior Planet 12/17/2012)
How a cancer patient was denied treatment, fought her insurance company for the proper care, and won.
(Everyday Health 8/12/2013)
Music Therapy and Depression
(Chicago Tribune 4/9/2015)
(The Wall Street Journal 6/8/2014)
(Everyday Health 5/26/2014)
(Everyday Health 6/12/2014)
(Chicago Tribune 2/26/2015)
(Chicago Tribune 9/26/2012)
What breast cancer patients should eat to stave off recurrence.
(Association of Patient Experience 4/25/2013)
Article on Public Health Approach to Guns and Gun Violence, focusing in on trauma surgeon Sheldon Teperman and Professor at Harvard School of Public Health David Hemenway
(Everyday Health 7/25/2013)
Diabetes Type 2, Regaining Energy
(Everyday Health 3/10/2014)
(Everyday Health 9/9/2013)
(patients connect 5/15/2013)
Article on Menopause and Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT). Findings dispute those of the Women's Health Initiative (WHI) study findings that caused millions of women to stop taking HRT.
(Everyday Health 7/25/2013)
(Everyday Health 7/25/2013)
(Everyday Health 6/12/2014)
(Senior Planet 10/9/2013)
(Everyday Health 3/10/2014)
(U.S. News & World Report 8/1/2011)
Available Upon Request - Not Published Online -
How to research, identify, find and gain access to top medical specialists.
(Everyday Health 9/12/2013)
(Everyday Health 8/1/2013)
Signs and Symptoms of Allergic Colitis in Infants
(The Wall Street Journal 11/18/2013)
(The Wall Street Journal 9/15/2014)
Interview with Diane Meier, MD, Director of the Center to Advance Palliative Care
(Senior Planet 3/6/2013)
Article on Age Discrimination in the Workplace and Why Mediation May Be A Better Resolution than a Lawsuit
(The Washington Post 3/2/2015)
(Cure Magazine/Website 6/20/2013)
Cancer Treatment and Fertility Preservation and Options in Adolescents and Young Adults
(Healthline.com 2/17/2011)
How to find the "right" doctor - also a summary of the most important provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Health Care Act
(Written on Spec 1/1/2008)
The making of universal health care in Massachusetts.
(patients-connect 6/22/2013)
Risk of Developing Lymphoma in Lupus Patients Not As Serious as Previously Thought
(On Spec 1/1/2010)
Written on Spec - Not Published
(Academic 1/1/2010)
Review of the academic literature on overweight and obesity and on interventions to lessen the problem.
This was part of academic work on obesity and is shown here as an example of academic writing.
(Everyday Health 5/5/2014)
(Chicago Tribune 5/21/2015)
(The Wall Street Journal 9/28/2015)
(patients-connect 12/14/2013)
Poor sleep is not a significant predictor of fibromyalgia pain intensity and duration.
(The Wall Street Journal 2/17/2014)
(Everyday Health 12/29/2013)
Catheter Ablation to Treat Atrial Fibrillation
(The Wall Street Journal 2/17/2014)
(http://www.everydayhealth.com/health-report/psoriasis-treatment-management/how-biologics-work.aspx 12/26/2013)
(The Wall Street Journal 2/17/2015)
(Senior Planet 12/27/2012)
Older people embarking on new business ventures
http://seniorplanet.org/starting-over-the-rise-of-the-older-entrepreneur/
(Chicago Tribune 10/15/2014)
(Everyday Health 6/7/2014)
(Chicago Tribune 9/10/2015)
(The Commonwealth Fund 4/1/2007)
(The Association of Patient Experience 7/17/2012)
Article on "Leaders in the Patient Experience" focuses on Diane Meier, Director of the Center to Advance Palliative Care and Palliative Care.
(patients-connect 6/7/2013)
A study shows that multiple sclerosis patients may fall into two categories, one of which has a greater chance of relapse than the other. This study could potentially pave the way for more individualized treatment.
(Association of Patient Experience 2/1/2012)
First in a series to be written by me on "Leaders in the Patient Experience" for the Association of Patient Experience
(The Association of Patient Experience 2/1/2012)
First in a series of articles on "Leaders in the Patient Experience" for The Association of Patient Experience. Story used on the home page of the Gold Foundation website. Article is about Sandra and Arnold Gold and the history of the Gold Foundation and its commitment to humanistic medicine and the patient experience.
(Senior Planet 4/2/2013)
Article on what clinical trials are, who should enter them, why one should enter one, how one can enter one, and when one should enter one
(patients-connect 8/30/2013)
(U.S. News 2013 Best Hospitals Issue 8/1/2012)
Innovations in Emergency Departments
(patients-connect 6/22/2013)
A large survey of women smokers in the UK - first long-term study of women who started smoking much later than men
(patients-connect 12/25/2013)
(Senior Planet wesite 4/18/2013)
Q&A with Amy VanNostrand by Barbara Sadick published on Senior Planet Web Site
(The Wall Street Journal 11/18/2013)
(patients-connect 12/3/2013)
(The Chicago Tribune 12/5/2014)
(patients-connect 8/1/2013)
In some cases of lower back pain, antibiotics may help relieve pain.
(Association of Patient Experience 12/19/2012)
Laurie Todd was denied access to a top surgeon, fought the insurance company, and won.
(The Chicago Tribune 6/19/2015)
(patients-connect 8/7/2013)
Resilence and lack of depression are the most important elements for self-rated successful aging.
(Association of Patient Experience 1/23/2013)
Profile of Eric Manheimer, ND, former Chief Medical Officer at Bellevue Hospital and author of "Twelve Patients: Life and Death at Bellevue Hospital" in New York City