Emma Bascom is a Features Writer at Healio. She specializes in health and wellness, with a focus on topics such as digital health, telehealth, fitness, and wellness programs, as well as broader themes in medicine and healthcare. Emma's work has been featured in Healio, highlighting her commitment to exploring the intersection of healthcare technology and alternative medicine.
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Emma Bascom's coverage is heavily data-driven and focuses on a wide range of healthcare topics, including primary care, mental health, chronic diseases, and racial disparities in healthcare. She would likely be interested in pitches that provide access to new or underreported data related to these topics. Additionally, she may respond well to sources who can offer expert analysis based on the latest research findings.
Given her focus on specific medical conditions and their impact across different demographics, Emma might find value in interviews with medical professionals from diverse backgrounds as well as researchers specializing in public health issues.
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By: Emma Bascom, Mindy Valcarcel
SAN FRANCISCO — With only about 15 minutes per visit, it is often difficult for physicians to untangle symptoms related to perimenopause, menopause, chronological aging and underlying comorbidities, according to Monica Christmas, MD
Martin Makary, MD, MPH, is resigning as FDA commissioner Politico was first to report the news on Tuesday, citing an administration official who was granted anonymity.
By: Emma Bascom, Dablm Famssm Facsm, Mindy Valcarcel
Key takeaways: Clinicians can use an expert framework to prescribe physical activity to patients with obesity.
By: Emma Bascom, David Goodman
WASHINGTON — The United States’ maternal mortality rate has improved in recent years, but it continues to lag behind pre-COVID-19 pandemic levels, according to Dave Goodman, PhD.At ACOG’s annual conference, Goodman, who is a professor at the Mercer University School of Medicine, offered a presentation on the state of maternal mortality prevention efforts.
By: Mindy Valcarcel, Emma Bascom
The recent federal reforms to pharmacy benefit managers are a meaningful step in the right direction, but the work is not over yet, according to experts.
By: Emma Bascom, Mindy Valcarcel, Meredith L. Clements
Key takeaways: A recent study evaluated young women's knowledge about fertility and infertility treatment.
By: Emma Bascom, Mindy Valcarcel
Direct-to-consumer pharmacies could offer substantial savings for patients taking generic medications, according to experts.
By: Sara Kellner, Jennifer Mesce, Emma Bascom
Key takeaways: The proposed rule would politicize federal funding for research, experts said.
The FDA has listed its advisory members for the committee that will discuss peptides in late July. Owais Durrani, DO, an emergency medicine physician in Houston, previously wrote for Healio that “some of the most transformative drugs in modern medicine are peptides,” including insulin and semaglutide. While “the science of peptides is real, serious and worth
By: Mindy Valcarcel, Emma Bascom
Key takeaways: Healio's new special report incorporates rigorous research, guidelines and expert opinion.
