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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Patient POV’s Most Popular and Important Posts in 2012
Tweet Here they are: the most popular and important posts on Patient POV this year: The Top 10 Reasons Why Warren Buffett’s to Treat Prostate Cancer Bugs Me This post got me on the radio for the very first time … Continue reading
Posted in 2012 Top Posts
Tagged breast cancer, dense breast legislation, EHR, genetics, imaging, prostate cancer, rare diseases, waste overuse
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Are Dense-Breast, Right-to-Know Laws Helpful?
Tweet In a victory for the dense-breast patient movement, Governor Jerry Brown (D-CA) signed legislation last week requiring that doctors who discover that women have dense breasts on mammography must inform women that: dense breasts are a risk factor for … Continue reading
Posted in breast cancer
Tagged imaging, mammography, MRI, right-to-know legislation, screening, women's health
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