Category Archives: health advocacy organizations

RIP Jenny Knauss, Lifelong Activist for Patients,
Women’s Health, and Alzheimer’s Spoken Here

Posted on June 12, 2012 by Laura Newman

Before many of us heard the expression “patient-centered care,” Jenny Knauss was out front on the issue in the US, the UK, and in Africa. Ever the radical, she was a tireless advocate for reproductive rights, women’s health, and improving … Continue reading →

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Conflict of Interest, Health Advocacy Organizations, and Patients

Posted on May 8, 2011 by Laura Newman

As a follow-up to my post yesterday addressing disclosure and health advocacy groups and nonprofits, I have looked into this further online.  And it is not that I think that advocates or advocacy groups are corrupt: I think advocates are … Continue reading →

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