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Medical Innovation Is Moving Fast—But Ethics Needs to Catch Up 🚨
We are living in an extraordinary era for medicine. Every day, it seems we hear about new breakthroughs, from revolutionary medical...
Sep 2, 20253 min read
Why “Averages” Don’t Tell the Whole Story in Clinical Trials
When new trial results are announced, the headlines often sound hopeful: “this treatment helped most patients.” But averages only tell...
Aug 28, 20252 min read
AI Mapped My Heart—But My Doctor Saved it!
Data Shapes the Plan. Doctors Shape the Outcome. AI helped map my heart during my EVOQUE valve procedure —but it didn’t save my life. My...
Aug 26, 20251 min read
From Intensive Follow-Up to Silence
Early follow-ups kept me seen. Then came the silence. As part of an Early Feasibility Study , my first year after receiving a...
Aug 21, 20252 min read
Data Doesn’t Live in This Body—I Do
Without patients, your data is just numbers. Data doesn’t sign consent forms while shaking from exhaustion. Data doesn’t wonder if today...
Aug 19, 20251 min read
When Your Body’s Screaming and No One’s Listening
How a Rare, Overlooked Disease Nearly Took My Life Before My Heart Journey Even Began. Most people have never heard of fibrosing...
Aug 14, 20253 min read
Decoding the Science: A Patient’s View from Inside a Virtual Study
Building a bridge between research language and patient voices. I’m part of a virtual medical study, and it’s been a fascinating...
Aug 12, 20252 min read
Healing Didn’t End With the Procedure—It Started With My Story
This isn’t just a story about heart disease. It’s a story about hope —and how a clinical trial saved my life and gave me a brand-new...
Aug 7, 20253 min read
Clinical Trials: From Dark Spots to Safety Rules
Learning from the Past to Protect You. We’ve all heard about new medicines that help people live longer and feel better. Some can even...
Aug 5, 20253 min read
When “Back to Normal” Doesn’t Happen: The Part of Recovery No One Talks About
Redefining “Normal” After Illness The bridge between real stories and how care should be designed After a major health scare, surgery, or...
Jul 31, 20252 min read
From Cancer to Comeback: Care partner. Fighter. Gym Partner. Louis Is Doing It All 🫶
From side effects to strength training — Louis is proof that progress is possible. Louis is almost finished with his last month on...
Jul 29, 20252 min read
This Is the Gap No One Wants to Talk About
Why does care disappear when we need it most?The system stops at the procedure. We don’t. They saved my life—and then handed me discharge...
Jul 24, 20252 min read
From Misquote to Misdiagnosis: How Tori Took Control of Her Medical Story
🫀 Real Advocacy. Real Impact. Tori Lungren’s Two-Story Reminder That Your Voice Might Be the Most Important Tool You Have 🩷 PATIENT...
Jul 22, 20253 min read
How Many More Will Die Waiting for a Cure That’s Stuck in Testing?
Every life-saving treatment starts with a clinical trial . You can’t approve a cure no one is willing to test. I didn’t say yes to the...
Jul 17, 20252 min read
Not Just Bloating—This Was a Full-Blown Crisis
My scale decided my dose. My labs decided my life. No one prepares you for the mental load of managing fluid overload. Every ounce...
Jul 15, 20252 min read
"If no one else was telling their story, then maybe I needed to tell mine. And maybe, just maybe, that would give others permission to share theirs too."
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