#HealthcareDisparities #PatientAdvocacy #CancerAwareness
www.latimes.com
Contributor: Being insured in America is not the same as having access to care
In April 2022, my mother-in-law, Karla, went for a routine physical therapy visit for carpal tunnel pain. The clinic was full and nearly turned her away.
#RareDiseases #FDAApproval #PatientAdvocacy
www.newsweek.com
Mothers "terrified" as children could lose treatments after FDA denials
Mothers from across the country have spoken to Newsweek about their concern for their children after the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has been rejecting various treatments for rare diseases that can be life-threatening.
#PlasmaDonation #HealthSafety #PatientAdvocacy
www.nytimes.com
Two People Die After Paid Plasma Donation at Clinics in Canada
Vjosa Isai reported from Toronto, and Roni Caryn Rabin reported from New York.
Canada health officials are investigating the deaths of two people who donated plasma at for-profit clinics in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
#Healthcare #DiagnosisCrisis #PatientAdvocacy
www.nytimes.com
Opinion | They Feel Bugs Inside Them. Doctors Don't Know What They Are Either.
Ms. Sifferlin is an Opinion health and science editor and the author of the forthcoming book "The Elusive Body: Patients, Doctors, and the Diagnosis Crisis," from which this essay is adapted.
