June 27, 2008

As time goes on, and frustration mounts over American healthcare payment systems, access to care (make that lack of access to care) and insurance, underinsurance or total lack of insurance, we’re being watched from across our borders.

Lorne Babcock, a Canadian and observer of American dysfunction, shared a few of his thoughts.  You can find them here:  The View from Canada

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May 29, 2008

Star Lawrence is a health writer, and author of HealthSass, a blog about her experiences with the health and medical community.

You’ll love her humor — but beware the darkside. Her account of her emergency room experience in this guest post is frighteningly real.

Give it a read: Stroke of True Genius

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April 24, 2008

Kim Witczak is a hero for the ways she has taken her grief, and turned it into advocacy for others.

Kim’s husband, Woody, committed suicide in 2003. His doctor had prescribed Zoloft to help him sleep. After it was all over, Kim learned that Pfizer, the manufacturer of Zoloft, had never revealed studies that showed patients were prone to suicide when it made application to the FDA for approval to sell Zoloft.

Now Pfizer’s deception is being tested in the courts. Kim describes the most recent insult to us consumers. We should be outraged!

Suicide, Drug Makers and the FDA — Will You Be Next?

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February 18, 2008

Our first guest post comes from Sherri Silesky. Sherry blogs about chronic pain and musings because she suffers from a variety of medical problems — having only one of them would knock most patients flat. Sherri’s guest post is called, Next, Please. See what you think — and feel free to comment!

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Would you like to publish a guest post at Every Patient’s Advocate? Please contact Trisha at blog (at) EPAdvocate-dot-com with your request. Any topic related to healthcare navigation, patient safety or health consumerism. Up to 750 words accepted. Submissions do not guarantee publication. Trisha reserves the right to accept or refuse any suggestions.