Laura Newman
I am a medical journalist and blogger. My stories have appeared in peer-reviewed journals and on the web. In Patient POV, I strive to bring the same rigor to telling stories about patients that I have shown in my previous work, which has featured research scientists and physicians.
Laura can be found on Twitter as @lauranewmanny.
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Category Archives: Access to care
Mental Health for the 99% Following Hurricane Sandy
Tweet Two weeks after Hurricane Sandy and a Nor’Easter that left thousands of New Yorkers without light, heat, and power for weeks, many New Yorkers were understandably shaken. Some had endured 911 and the disruption, though of an entirely different … Continue reading
Posted in Access to care, mental health
Tagged Hurricane Sandy, physician shortage, posttraumatic stress disorder
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Immigration and Healthcare: No Talking Points This Election
Tweet This week, I will be attending a two-day meeting on immigration and healthcare. It’s not an area that I know a lot about and I am interested in your thoughts on the topic. Presidential candidates are not discussing the … Continue reading
Posted in Access to care, immigration
Tagged access to care, chronic care, elderly, emergency care, privatization
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My $5,000 Tooth and the Institute of Medicine Dental Report
Tweet What a coincidence! The Institute of Medicine released a report today titled Improving Access to Oral Health Care for Vulnerable and Underserved Populations and I am one step further in my saga of trying to save a tooth! It … Continue reading
Posted in Access to care, dental care, Institute of Medicine, Medicaid, Medicare
Tagged affordable dental care, American Dental Association, California Healthcare Foundation, dental implants, dental insurance, Health Resources Service Adminstration, shared decision making, underserved populations, vulnerable populations
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Memorial Day Comes Early: Notes on Gil Scott-Heron and Black Health in America
Tweet I can’t give you the news the way poet Gil-Scott Heron would, but I can imagine some of the social realities that would move him to poetry and song. It’s a nasty time for blacks and African Americans in … Continue reading
It’s a Sign III—Deaf Access to Health Care
Tweet This post is a guest post by Billie Noakes, a freelance writer, storyteller, and children’s author living in Pinellas FL. She also makes lace, is learning to garden, and a blogger in this year’s Word Count Blogathon, aka #blog2011. … Continue reading
The Incredible Shrinking Oncology Workforce
Tweet LC1, the insured lung cancer patient whose search for an oncologist described in last week’s post, is not alone. If more Americans realized that they might not find an oncologist or other specialist provider, they could help drive changes … Continue reading