Gaps exist in research and knowledge about women's health, according to medical professionals, and it is both additional ...

As a nurse practitioner, I have attended many patients in a variety of clinical settings  — but I had never been a patient in a skilled nursing facility. I recently had a knee replacement and was ...

NORTHBROOK, Ill., May 28, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Astellas Patient Centricity is pleased to announce the second annual Patient Advocacy Organization (PAO) Action Week™ taking place June 9-13, 2025.

Be Your Own Skin Advocate During Skin Cancer Awareness Month. ... When a patient comes in with a possible skin cancer, the first step is to do a biopsy to obtain the diagnosis.

Many of the advocates in Ucan Ireland have personal experience of the difficulty in access critical drugs. James Hastings, who is co-chairman of the new group was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer of ...

Reach her at [email protected]. Readers with questions about patient advocacy may contact Margo Marasa, owner of Allegiance Patient Advocacy, for a free consultation. Contact her ...

While being our own advocate in day-to-day tasks, we need to also be our own advocate when it comes to our health and wellbeing. ... Nicotine patch helped long COVID-19 patient. Q.

Citation: Buckley A et al (2024) Speaking up for patients: advocacy and narrative work in nursing. ... is not the health professionals’ to own – then the default position is that, as health ...

You can hire your own patient advocate. The National Association of Healthcare Advocacy has a directory of professional patient advocates you can search to find suitable candidates in your area.

For anyone considering getting into patient advocacy, LeJeunesse recommends going at your own pace and letting your strengths and curiosities guide you. “There are as many ways to be a patient ...

Board-certified surgeon Dr. Cedrek McFadden joins TODAY to share tips on how to be your best health advocate, including what questions to ask your doctor, how to prepare for a routine appointment ...

People often ask me what a patient advocate does. Truly, when my phone rings I never know what the day might bring. But if I have done my job, by the time my head hits the pillow, I will have made ...