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Category Archives: Journalism
This has been quite a month…
I hope you have been having a marvelous holiday season. We celebrate Christmas at my house, but I am lucky to have friends and colleagues from many religious and cultural traditions. I wish you all the best! This has been … Continue reading
The reports of the move have been greatly exaggerated
Earlier this week, a television news station in Memphis erroneously reported that Rhodes College, a small liberal arts college in Midtown Memphis, is looking for new digs because it’s outgrowing its beautiful campus. The Rhodes College public affairs office dryly … Continue reading
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ACOs and EHRs and HIT, oh my!
I was working on a freelance assignment about value-based purchasing models earlier this week for a health care newsletter. I frequently write for this particular newsletter, and I often tackle topics like the Affordable Care Act, health care workforce issues, … Continue reading
Posted in Freelancing, Health, Journalism
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My sandwiches definitely don’t smile
I am so happy to announce that a column I wrote was posted on Babble’s website last week! Is that Sandwich Smiling at Me? is my manifesto about the value of simple lunches for children. Essentially, I was constantly getting … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Freelancing, Journalism
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RIP, Betty Ford
Betty Ford, wife of former President Gerald Ford died yesterday in Rancho Mirage, California, where she and her late husband lived for many years after he left office. May she rest in peace. Betty Ford was a remarkable woman. At … Continue reading
Posted in Amazing, Health, Journalism
Tagged addiction, alcohol, Betty Ford, Betty Ford Center, breast cancer, Eisenhower, Gerald Ford, pain medication, Rancho Mirage, Secret Service, struggle, The Desert Sun, treatment
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Brushing up on medication safety
I recently wrote a piece about medication safety for the women’s health magazine Spry. I interviewed pharmacists and other health care experts about things that we do that undermine our efforts to use medicine safely and effectively. One tip really … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Health, Journalism
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A fan letter to the author
When I was a little girl many many many years ago, I was a big fan of the television show “Wonder Woman.” I adored Lynda Carter’s character so much that I wrote a fan letter to her. I haltingly scratched … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Journalism
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Why you should start a family blog
I recently celebrated a very important anniversary. It was the five-year anniversary of my very first blog, Three Peas in a Pod. I started this family blog in May of 2006, shortly after the birth of my first child, William. … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Freelancing, Journalism
Tagged anniversary, blog, Bringing Up Nashville, capture, column, detail, editor, Family, goal, health care, high-resolution, journal, memory, Nashville Parent, newspaper, nurse, NurseZone, parent, password, photo, privacy, reporter, social media, Three Peas in a Pod, website, write
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Acronyms and Alphabet Soup
Do you ever feel like you are just knee-deep in acronyms? I mostly cover health care and related issues these days. Other than the military, I don’t know of any other field that uses so many acronyms. I mean, I … Continue reading
Posted in Freelancing, Health, Journalism
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Covering nursing for 15 years
While doing research for a freelance assignment, I recently interviewed a woman who is a professor of nursing at a prestigious university. After the interview wound down, we got to chatting, and she asked me how long I’ve been a … Continue reading
Posted in Freelancing, Health, Journalism
Tagged freelance, health care, health reform, journal, Journalism, journalist, LPN, medicine, nurse, nurse practitioner, nursing, paper, patients, primary care, public health, R.N., writing
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