1+1=3
This week the British Medical Journal published our editorial calling for a new social health movement to challenge the “Selling of Sickness.” The time has come for a movement using a partnership model that combines […]
WHO CAN WE TRUST?
A new study just published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine involving Canadian, US and French physicians shows that the majority of family doctors receive little or no information about a drug’s harmful side […]
CONFERENCES, CONFERENCES AND MORE CONFERENCES
Earlier this week I (KW) was invited to Washington to attend “Using Comparative Effectiveness Research to Improve Health Care” sponsored by Consumer Reports and National Research Center for Women and Families. It brought together over […]
GOOD GRIEF, YOU’RE NOT OVER IT YET?
I (K.W) can’t believe that it’s been 10 years since my funny young husband, Woody, died as a result of Zoloft-induced suicide. It’s been a long journey learning to live with a new “normal.” Only […]
HAPPY NEW YEAR
It’s hard to believe that our “Selling Sickness 2013: People Before Profits” conference is less than two months away. It seems like just yesterday that I (K.W.) attended the 2010 Selling Sickness conference in Amsterdam. […]
COLLECTIVE WISDOM
Earlier this month I (K.W.) attended the Consumers Union’s Safe Patient Project summit at Consumer Reports headquarters in Yonkers, NY. Over 31 talented advocates from 17 states came to learn, network and share ideas about […]
PERSONAL EXPERIENCE WITH A MENTAL HEALTH SCREENING TOOL
I (K.W.) recently went to the gynecologist for my annual exam. The office gave me the usual paperwork, but this time I noticed something new — a checklist about my mental health. It asked, “Over […]
