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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Tag Archives: minorities
Health Disparities and Behavior Change:A Plea to Stop the Attack Ads
Tweet The NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene takes on a poor, white, single-mom, smoker in a harsh black-and-white tv spot. An off-camera announcer essentially tells her to quit smoking or risk leaving her children without a parent. That’s … Continue reading
Posted in disparities, obesity, smoking
Tagged diabetes, minorities, public service ads, smoking cessation, weight control
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LGBT Healthcare: Out of the Closet in New York
Tweet Credit: To Treat Me, You Have to Know Who I am, National LGBT Cancer Network, NY LGBT healthcare took a giant step forwards in New York City last week, with the announcement that New York City’s Health and Hospitals … Continue reading
Posted in LGBT healthcare
Tagged cultural competency, IOM report, JCAHO, Liz Margolies, minorities, research, train the trainer
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