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When faced with a loved one’s progressive neurodegenerative disease, like Alzheimer’s, or your child’s rare respiratory disease, you question why researchers and resource-backed pharma cannot bring a ...

Beth Scott at the Patient Advocate Foundation said their services are more in-demand than ever, but resources are increasingly scarce. However, there are resources out there to help with some of that ...

As prescription drug costs continue to rise, Allergy & Asthma Network (AAN) is leading national advocacy efforts to advance patient affordability, access and safety—marked today by World Asthma Day ...

Patient advocates can help people navigate billing, services, and a range of other non-medical aspects of living in a nursing home or assisted living. Jeff Somers is a freelancer who has been writing ...

There are more than 80 professions within allied health, and they all share one key responsibility: patient advocacy. Patient ...

A few weeks ago, I underwent my second total hip replacement. I had already replaced my left hip, and now it was time for the ...

If you think that holding a job, being a partner and parenting three kids while receiving care for stage 4 breast cancer is plenty, you’re absolutely right. But not for Stefanie LeJeunesse. She’s ...

Kathleen Coughlin is committed to removing obstacles for cancer patients, focusing on transportation, insurance, and financial challenges to aid healing. She established a BMT support group and ...