Amy Dr. Mia 🇬🇷 Here's a recent item by Sophie Putka: medpagetoday.com/special-report…

we've known about this for a while with manual BP readings, but it's worth driving home with the newer automated machines... MedPage Today Johns Hopkins University medpagetoday.com/cardiology/hyp…

Low Regret, High Satisfaction Long Term After Gender-Affirming Mastectomy medpagetoday.com/surgery/transg… by Sophie Putka via MedPage Today "Satisfaction scores after 2 years higher than surgeries in other specialties." "...regret is often discussed as a serious concern surrounding

Planned Parenthood clinics in New Mexico are prioritizing abortion care due to an influx of patients from Texas -- where abortion is largely banned -- along with continuing fallout from the COVID pandemic. By Sophie Putka medpagetoday.com/special-report…

"All of these people knew they were being recorded." -- Michael Sun, of UChicago Pritzker School of Medicine, commenting on a study that found stigmatizing language in 23% of audio recordings of verbal patient handoffs. Sophie Putka medpagetoday.com/publichealthpo…

"That degree of ties is a little concerning, to say the least." -- Shamik Bhat, of Yale School of Medicine, on the number of high-revenue patient advocacy organizations that have senior leaders with industry ties. Sophie Putka medpagetoday.com/publichealthpo…

As COVID hospitalizations rise & the holiday season draws nearer, a familiar question lingers: when is the best time to get the latest shot? Experts told Sophie Putka that although it is a good idea to get vaccinated as soon possible, the answer is nuanced. bit.ly/45axQHa

Appreciate reporters like Sophie Putka in covering this wild ride in which CDC’s many “experts” are intentionally trying to use less effective tools that fail to protect clinicians healthcare workers and patients from infectious diseases like c0vid. medpagetoday.com/special-report…

Congrats to my amazing teammates Sophie Putka Shannon Firth Judy George for being finalists in this year's NIHCM Trade Journalism Award!

honored to be a NIHCM finalist alongside TWO (!) incredible colleagues MedPage Today

shocked and saddened to hear this today - a brilliant guy and a wonderful teacher and advisor Newmark J-School

Located near states with gender-affirming care bans, New Mexico acted to protect access, writes 2023 Data Fellow Sophie Putka Sophie Putka for MedPage Today. ow.ly/KkVa50RYJiA

2023 Data Fellow Sophie Putka Sophie Putka reports for MedPage Today on what trans people, clinicians, and families really want others to know about youth gender care. Read more: ow.ly/tH7i50S0Y6t

Editor: "This is your lede?" Me:

For the two-year anniversary of Dobbs overturning Roe, MedPage Today surveyed ob/gyns in states with abortion bans about how their practice has changed. The vast majority say they've figured out workarounds to get patients the care they need: medpagetoday.com/special-report…

Sophie Putka thank you for reporting on the study shared this week at #AAIC24 examining the risk of dementia diagnosis due to the exposure to wildfire smoke. medpagetoday.com/meetingcoverag…

it was a privilege to get to talk to families and physicians for this series, thank you USC Center for Health Journalism and MedPage Today for the opportunity !

Blue Cross Idaho repeatedly denied doctor-recommended treatment for this baby girl's rare brain cancer - until her mother raised hell. Eunice Stallman, MD MedPage Today medpagetoday.com/special-report…