Sandra has over 20 years of experience writing about medicine, health, nutrition and lifestyle issues for consumers and professionals. Here’s a sampling of her clips.
Patient Education
NYU Langone Health:
How Cancer Survivorship Helped Spare This Performer’s Voice
What is a Midwife and How Does Hospital-based Midwifery Work?
How the National Kidney Registry’s Voucher Program Saved Vincent’s Life
Lifesaving Lung & Liver Transplants Bring Dad Back Home to His Family
The Diagnosis Was Devastating. The Treatment Was Novel. The Results Were Everything Nathaniel’s Parents Could Have Hoped For.
Man Survives Widow-Maker Heart Attack Thanks to Quick Action from NYU Langone Heart Experts
Can a Weight Loss Drug Protect Your Heart? Dr. Howard Weintraub Explains
Five Things You Need to Know About Aortic Aneurysm
Fertility-Sparing Treatment for Ovarian Cancer Keeps Woman’s Dream of Motherhood Alive
New York Couple Builds Family of Five in Two Years with LGBTQ+ Fertility Care
Get the Facts About Menopause and Hormone Therapy
Others Ignored Her Fibroid Symptoms. Then She Found the Doctor Who Took Her Seriously.
Manage Menopause with These Lifestyle Updates
Shrink Them, Zap Them, Starve Them: Minimally Invasive Fibroid Treatments Offer Hysterectomy Alternative
Lehigh Valley Health Network:
After Years of Suffering with Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease, Photographer Finds Relief
LINX Procedure Lets David Sleep Well
AdventHealth:
Do You Have COVID-19, the Flu, a Cold or Seasonal Allergies?
Coronavirus on Surfaces: Your Questions Answered
Should I Donate Blood During the COVID-19 Pandemic?
Know the Truth About 13 Common Coronavirus Myths
What Does It Really Mean to Flatten the Curve?
Medical Conference Coverage and Special Projects
American Urological Association 2024:
Don’t Worry About ChatGPT
A New Frontier of Immunotherapy for Bladder Cancer
Which is the Best Diversion: Conduit or Neobladder?
Derm World/American Academy of Dermatology:
New cancer drugs can cause severe skin reactions
Navigating the Future
A welcome relief
Genetics and environment affect hair loss in women
Changing the course of cancer care
International Stroke Conference:
Trials’ results highlight the cost-effectiveness of mobile stroke units and point to advancements in treatment approaches for patients with LVO, cerebral venous thrombosis and cerebral arteriovenous malformation
Trials’ results shed light on new technology for preventing stroke, best practices and devices for LVO retrieval, the effectiveness of antiplatelet therapy with the addition of cilostazol and mechanical thrombectomy in pediatric patients with LVO
American Heart Association Scientific Sessions:
Trials’ results suggest new approaches to reducing CVD risk and symptoms
Weight-loss drug reduced secondary CV risk in people with overweight or obesity without diabetes
Drugs, diet and delivery can optimize hypertension outcomes
Shocking Decisions in Afib Care
Trial results shed light on tool for assessing VTE risk, routine anticoagulation for non-hospitalized COVID patients, and clinical outcomes of open vs. endovascular surgery for advanced PAD
Trial results report on benefits of radial artery for CABG, use of prophylactic methylprednisolone and ECMO for patients in cardiogenic shock
Lewis A. Conner Presidential Lecture champions prevention and health equity
AHA 2021 dietary guidance to improve CV health emphasizes dietary patterns
Trials’ results suggest advancements in treatment approaches for AF and insight on the cardiac effects of coffee consumption
Trials’ Results suggest outside-the-box approaches to reduce CVD risk
REDUCE-IT finds medication added to statins reduces risks among patients with high triglycerides
American Society of Health-System Pharmacists:
Virtual Summit on Safe, Effective, and Accessible High-Quality Medicine as a Matter of National Security
Drug shortages round table: Minimizing the impact on patient care
Ghostwriting, Medical Content
New York Post’s The Best Medicine:
Here’s How to Keep Your Bones Strong for a Lifetime
Here’s How to Stay Safe in the Sun this Summer
Here’s How Hearing Loss Can Affect Your Health
Physician Content
Lehigh Valley Health Network’s Better Medicine:
LVHN to Offer New Brain Tumor Surgical Technique
Next-Generation Surgical Robot Comes to LVHN
LVHN offers Surgery for Patients with Severe Scoliosis
Helping Pediatric Patients Take the Right Steps to Manage Functional Limitations
Cleveland Clinic:
Multi-institutional Study Validates AJCC’s 8th Edition Oral Cavity Cancer Stage System
Children with Localized Non-Germinomatous Germ Cell Tumors May Benefit from Reduced-volume Radiation
ASCO Updates Guidelines for Patients with Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer
Hospital System Philanthropy
Lehigh Valley Health Network’s Generosity Magazine:
Grateful Patient Gives Back to the Patient Assistance Fund
Providing the Gift of Time for Families After the Loss of a Baby
Remembering a Kidney Cancer Crusader
The Giving Tree Room
Generosity Annual Report
Hospital System Press Releases
Weill Cornell Medicine:
Dr. Bernhard Kuhn Named Chief of the Division of Cardiology in Pediatrics at Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian Komansky Children’s Hospital
Dr. Marcus D. Goncalves Inducted into the American Society for Clinical Investigation
Weill Cornell Medicine Receives Sixth Consecutive HEED Award for Diversity and Inclusion
Consumer Health
Cancer Today:
Sensorimotor Training Helps Prevent Chemotherapy-induced Peripheral Neuropathy
Regular Aspirin Use May Help Fight Colorectal Cancer
CAR T-cell Therapy: Understanding the Warning and the Risks
TIL Therapy Amplifies the Immune System’s Attack on Melanoma
Finding Answers in Prostate Cancer
After Colorectal Cancer, Survivors Face Higher Risk for a Second Cancer
Consider Immunotherapy Before Surgery for Melanoma
Childhood Cancer Survivors Face Higher Mortality for Decades
EverydayHealth:
The Importance of Emotional Support After a Stroke
How One Woman Used Her Down Time to Walk Off 30 Pounds
A Young Woman Uses Her Congestive Heart Disease Diagnosis to Raise Awareness of Heart Health
Performer Survives a Heart Attack at 39
Life After Stroke: Tips to Help You with Holiday Travel
5 Ways Women Can Get Better Stroke Treatment
Biologic Medication Can Help Those with Severe UC Keep Their Colon, Research Suggests
Is There a Doctor on the Plane? Managing Medical Emergencies on the Fly
New Study Shows E-Cigs Boost Likelihood of Stroke and Heart Attack
New Study Links U.S. Air Quality to Higher Stroke Rate
Forbes Health:
Inogen Oxygen Concentrator review
Leggett and Platt Adjustable Beds review
The Actual Cost of Hearing Aids
SpineUniverse:
Treating Adult Onset Scoliosis Starts with Nonsurgical Approaches
The Buzz on TENS Units for Back Pain
Workers’ Comp for Back Injuries: 10 FAQs Answered by Experts
Beware These Lumbar Stenosis Surgery Pitfalls
Spinal Meningitis: Your Questions, Answered
Health is Action patient magazine:
Stay Warm in Style
Step it Up for Your Heart
Girls Talk
Can Surgery Help Your Back Pain?
Cure Today:
Meet Your Healthcare Team
Healthgrades.com:
Talking with Your Doctor About Multiple Sclerosis Treatment
Care.com:
Exercise During Pregnancy: Is it safe?
Is Hypnobirthing Right for You?
Parents:
How Wireless Devices Can Be Dangerous for Your Family
Diet Traps Every New Mom Faces
American Baby:
How to Deal with Pregnancy Leg Pains
Prevention:
31 Surprising Signs You’ll Live to 100
Anti-Aging Secrets from Around the World
New York Observer:
The Food Fibs You Tell Yourself
MeMD:
Can’t Wait to See the Doc? These Apps Can Help
Lifestyle and Travel
Foodie Travel USA:
6 Great Farm Tours
Let Virtual Cooking Classes Transport Your Menus
Second Chance Travels:
Come Sail Away
Care.com:
The Joys of a Blended Family – and the Challenges
Saving Money
Bankrate.com:
3 Couponing Couples Combine Strategies and Apps to Multiply Their Savings