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Raise Awareness of the Reality of Rare Disorders

by | Feb 4, 2009

Wendy White, Founder and President of Siren Interactive, contributes this essay: One in ten Americans is living with a rare disorder, but they are often overlooked in the media, in research circles, and in their local communities. The 2nd Annual Rare Disease Day on...

In the Spin III: The Smart Resident

by | Jan 13, 2009

My quest for a second qualified opinion on an abnormal mammogram (microcalcifications) began in October, Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Two days before the end of the year, a sharp surgical resident put an end to the spin. The solution was simple – and not high tech....

Patient Voices at CHCF’s Chronic Disease Care Conference

by | Dec 29, 2008

This is the second in a series of posts about the California HealthCare Foundation’s Chronic Disease Care conference (the first was Happy Dogs in a Pile of Sticks). Patient Voices: Managing Chronic Conditions, Living our Lives Ted Eytan snapped a photo that captured...

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