What I'm Up To Today
And Where You Can Find My Latest Writing Work I have a mission. I don't want anyone else to experience the hell that healthcare put my...
May 2
Join Me This Monday. I'm in Such Good Company.
This Monday, October 9th, I get to speak on the same stage as some remarkable and inspirational people: CNN's Jake Tapper and his...
Oct 6, 2023
Unintended Consequences (International Version)
I’m writing this while confined to my hotel room in Cairo, Egypt. As a healthcare journalist focused on Patient Safety, I wanted to share my
Sep 4, 2023
I wonder: Could AI have shortened my son’s 8-year long diagnostic odyssey?
By Helene M. Epstein I was intrigued by an article in JAMA Internal Medicine which determined that ChatGPT’s responses to patient...
May 11, 2023
This winter, COVID-19 is not your only health concern
As you read this, COVID-19 may be spiking in your community for the second or third time. Perhaps your hospitals are overwhelmed with...
Dec 8, 2020
COVID-19 testing is confusing. What you need to know now.
The world’s been turned upside down due to COVID-19. Any virus can be a complicated creature, especially when a new one pops up. And...
Sep 7, 2020
COVID-19 and People of Color
Recent reports tell us that the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, disproportionately infects and kills black and Hispanic patients. Experts...
May 11, 2020
How to know if your diagnosis is right or wrong
Diagnosis is a journey. Over the past seven months, this column has taken you through the various steps of that journey to help you get...
Mar 9, 2020
Medical testing’s dirty little secret and how you can protect yourself
Diagnosis is a journey. Over the next few months, this column will take you through the various steps of that journey, to help you get an...
Jan 14, 2020
Feeling Dismissed and Ignored by Your Doctor? Do this.
Diagnosis is a journey. Over the next few months, this column will take you through the various steps of that journey, to help you get an...
Dec 10, 2019
