Tag Archives: vaccines

Seeing Your Doctor for Prevention,
Treating On Your Own: A Report from the Field

Posted on February 5, 2015 by Laura Newman

First off, let me be clear: what I report below I am not recommending. My first obligation is to my readers. Also, I am grateful to Brooke Binkowski, a stellar journalist-friend, who spontaneously emailed me this story this morning. It … Continue reading →

Posted in Patient stories | Tagged , , , , , | 2 Comments

End-of-Year Donations Help World’s Poor Get Basic Health

Posted on December 10, 2012 by Laura Newman

Patient POV tends to take up issues concerning American healthcare policy and patients in the United States. But we’ve just had a national election and the American public clearly rejected steps backward in healthcare. Considering that this is the holiday … Continue reading →

Posted in disparities, global health, maternal deaths, nonprofits | Tagged , , | Comments Off on End-of-Year Donations Help World’s Poor Get Basic Health

Underused, Shingles Vaccine Beset with Problems

Posted on August 23, 2011 by Laura Newman

If you talk with people who have had shingles, many will tell you that it took a terrible toll on them and that they wish that they could forget about the entire experience. Some can’t. “Freddy” had shingles three years … Continue reading →

Posted in Medicare | Tagged , , , , | 8 Comments