<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Melissa Mullamphy Author]]></title><description><![CDATA[A decade ago, my mom was diagnosed with cancer. Not in Vain, A Promise Kept is a memoir/self help dedicated to her and anyone else fighting.]]></description><link>https://www.melissamullamphy.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 20:47:18 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.melissamullamphy.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Healthcare is a Business]]></title><description><![CDATA[Why are we adding to the care timeline by appointments with the wrong providers?]]></description><link>https://www.melissamullamphy.com/post/healthcare-is-a-business</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67cb3e73d823096a2bcff883</guid><pubDate>Sat, 08 Mar 2025 16:05:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_79d7e515c288483d9d8b0ca55f0fa1f5~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>melissa mullamphy</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to Reduce Your Medical Bills Day 2 of 30, Lessons Learned, FAQs and Navigating Healthcare]]></title><description><![CDATA[So what are some things that you can do if you get a large bill?]]></description><link>https://www.melissamullamphy.com/post/teaching-hospital-and-students-day-2-of-30-lessons-learned-faqs-and-navigating-healthcare</link><guid isPermaLink="false">652415c394949115fe701774</guid><category><![CDATA[Healthcare]]></category><category><![CDATA[Emerging Issues]]></category><category><![CDATA[Patient Advocacy]]></category><category><![CDATA[Inflation]]></category><category><![CDATA[Medical Bills and Health Insurance]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 09 Oct 2023 17:25:32 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/bf5eb5d4973f47119364c3e64d067003.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>melissa mullamphy</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teaching Hospital and Students Day 1 of 30, Lessons Learned, FAQs and Navigating Healthcare]]></title><description><![CDATA[I’m very excited to begin this 30-day journey with you  Teaching Hospital and Students Why are teaching hospitals important? Preparing...]]></description><link>https://www.melissamullamphy.com/post/teaching-hospital-and-students-day-1-of-30-lessons-learned-faqs-and-navigating-healthcare</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6521cf759a471913b85231f5</guid><category><![CDATA[Healthcare]]></category><category><![CDATA[Patient Advocacy]]></category><category><![CDATA[Access to Care]]></category><category><![CDATA[Emerging Issues]]></category><category><![CDATA[Medical Malpractice]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 07 Oct 2023 22:18:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/66168e_becece8563464a1abe3a0877b45d060f~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_773,h_239,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>melissa mullamphy</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Melissa Mullamphy interview on WPXI Pittsburg National Healthcare Month, April 2023]]></title><description><![CDATA[Melissa Mullamphy is a powerhouse advocate for healthcare accessibility and an inspiration to others. She has devoted her energy to...]]></description><link>https://www.melissamullamphy.com/post/my-interview-on-wpxi-pittsburg</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6470ef1e66307253d16eaad5</guid><category><![CDATA[Healthcare]]></category><category><![CDATA[Emerging Issues]]></category><category><![CDATA[Patient Advocacy]]></category><category><![CDATA[Covid-19]]></category><category><![CDATA[Mental Health ]]></category><category><![CDATA[Access to Care]]></category><category><![CDATA[Medical Malpractice]]></category><category><![CDATA[Ovarian Cancer]]></category><category><![CDATA[Inflation]]></category><category><![CDATA[Pharmaceutical]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 26 May 2023 17:49:46 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/66168e_59abb4720cd042f2a1bf1c22e5931692~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_702,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>melissa mullamphy</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Melissa Mullamphy on Not In Vain A Promise Kept Exclusive Interview]]></title><description><![CDATA[Below is an article I wrote for USA Wire.  It was a written interview about the current state of all that is #healthcare. ]]></description><link>https://www.melissamullamphy.com/post/melissa-mullamphy-on-not-in-vain-a-promise-kept-exclusive-interview</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6457bbd3c25b83fcfa425b66</guid><category><![CDATA[Healthcare]]></category><category><![CDATA[Patient Advocacy]]></category><category><![CDATA[Covid-19]]></category><category><![CDATA[Mental Health ]]></category><category><![CDATA[Access to Care]]></category><category><![CDATA[Medical Malpractice]]></category><category><![CDATA[Telehealth]]></category><category><![CDATA[Emerging Issues]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 07 May 2023 15:10:31 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/66168e_08bf66280e5f49a69229c810492f98c4~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>melissa mullamphy</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[FDA Has Neglected Clinical Trial Transparency — Plus $45 Billion in Fines]]></title><description><![CDATA[#Clinicaltrials can be a #patients last hope.  Particularly for #cancer and #rarediseases.  ]]></description><link>https://www.melissamullamphy.com/post/fda-has-neglected-clinical-trial-transparency-plus-45-billion-in-fines</link><guid isPermaLink="false">641aed25705112e4fbea026b</guid><category><![CDATA[Healthcare]]></category><category><![CDATA[Emerging Issues]]></category><category><![CDATA[Patient Advocacy]]></category><category><![CDATA[Pharmaceutical]]></category><category><![CDATA[Covid-19]]></category><category><![CDATA[Minority Woman]]></category><category><![CDATA[Access to Care]]></category><category><![CDATA[Ovarian Cancer]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 22 Mar 2023 12:05:58 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/66168e_ccda4c8ef7604a27a7bfb38ea762a387~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_655,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>melissa mullamphy</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Inflation is affecting Patient Health]]></title><description><![CDATA[Zimmermann says more people are postponing care due to cost specifically. It's a trend that's been observed in recent surveys.  ]]></description><link>https://www.melissamullamphy.com/post/how-inflation-is-affecting-patient-health</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6410db9ab74f7002240eefa4</guid><category><![CDATA[Healthcare]]></category><category><![CDATA[Emerging Issues]]></category><category><![CDATA[Patient Advocacy]]></category><category><![CDATA[Pharmaceutical]]></category><category><![CDATA[Covid-19]]></category><category><![CDATA[Mental Health ]]></category><category><![CDATA[Access to Care]]></category><category><![CDATA[Telehealth]]></category><category><![CDATA[Medical Malpractice]]></category><category><![CDATA[Inflation]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 16 Mar 2023 22:10:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/66168e_4ef48732529f468abcf5814b1a006a44~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_743,h_724,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>melissa mullamphy</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cancer Wellness Magazine]]></title><description><![CDATA[“When I say mistakes, I don’t mean simple mistakes, like a nurse forgetting to turn on an IV,” Mullamphy says. “But life-altering mistakes."]]></description><link>https://www.melissamullamphy.com/post/cancer-wellness-magazine</link><guid isPermaLink="false">639d2857bf5429c28f30bb91</guid><category><![CDATA[Healthcare]]></category><category><![CDATA[Emerging Issues]]></category><category><![CDATA[Patient Advocacy]]></category><category><![CDATA[Pharmaceutical]]></category><category><![CDATA[Mental Health ]]></category><category><![CDATA[Medical Malpractice]]></category><category><![CDATA[Ovarian Cancer]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 17 Dec 2022 02:31:19 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/66168e_36d26168b185425f9b49b7b03620e125~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_457,h_592,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>melissa mullamphy</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Long Covid and the Elephant in the Room]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source:  https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-exaggeration-of-long-covid-overmedicalization-research-mortality-children-bivalent-restrictions...]]></description><link>https://www.melissamullamphy.com/post/long-covid-and-the-elephant-in-the-room</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6398ec6ba86a82f6e69311be</guid><category><![CDATA[Pharmaceutical]]></category><category><![CDATA[Healthcare]]></category><category><![CDATA[Emerging Issues]]></category><category><![CDATA[Patient Advocacy]]></category><category><![CDATA[Covid-19]]></category><category><![CDATA[Mental Health ]]></category><category><![CDATA[Telehealth]]></category><category><![CDATA[Medical Malpractice]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2022 21:25:10 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/66168e_f3525c5eecc940b5b10d0319f3aaa1c9~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_901,h_572,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>melissa mullamphy</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Value Based Healthcare and Burnout]]></title><description><![CDATA[Value-based care, physicians are paid according to quality and efficiency, as opposed to the fee-for-service model, which pays doctors based]]></description><link>https://www.melissamullamphy.com/post/value-based-healthcare-and-burnout</link><guid isPermaLink="false">63975f0c84b4f61596587b40</guid><category><![CDATA[Patient Advocacy]]></category><category><![CDATA[Emerging Issues]]></category><category><![CDATA[Healthcare]]></category><category><![CDATA[Covid-19]]></category><category><![CDATA[Access to Care]]></category><category><![CDATA[Telehealth]]></category><category><![CDATA[Medical Malpractice]]></category><category><![CDATA[Mental Health ]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 12 Dec 2022 19:48:59 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/66168e_c80206a66f444d97a2bb17abd238ac09~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_720,h_540,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>melissa mullamphy</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ovarian Cancer from Beyond the Ovary: Perspectives on Science, Clinical Progress &#38; Advocacy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source:  https://ocrahope.org/2022/11/ovarian-cancer-from-beyond-the-ovary-perspectives-on-science-clinical-progress-advocacy/?utm_source...]]></description><link>https://www.melissamullamphy.com/post/ovarian-cancer-from-beyond-the-ovary-perspectives-on-science-clinical-progress-advocacy</link><guid isPermaLink="false">63948dfc61c94a7ff0113455</guid><category><![CDATA[Healthcare]]></category><category><![CDATA[Emerging Issues]]></category><category><![CDATA[Patient Advocacy]]></category><category><![CDATA[Pharmaceutical]]></category><category><![CDATA[Mental Health ]]></category><category><![CDATA[Telehealth]]></category><category><![CDATA[Ovarian Cancer]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 10 Dec 2022 15:24:05 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/66168e_9e21eb529a194db29f8574346efe8537~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>melissa mullamphy</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hospital fined after heart patient dies over a scan result mix up]]></title><description><![CDATA[A hospital was fined £60,000 after a heart patient died following a mix-up over scan results. Luke Allard, 28, who had a heart disorder,...]]></description><link>https://www.melissamullamphy.com/post/hospital-fined-after-heart-patient-dies-over-a-scan-result-mix-up</link><guid isPermaLink="false">63921861ddf86fe55a7f4380</guid><category><![CDATA[Emerging Issues]]></category><category><![CDATA[Patient Advocacy]]></category><category><![CDATA[Covid-19]]></category><category><![CDATA[Medical Malpractice]]></category><category><![CDATA[Mental Health ]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2022 23:23:22 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/66168e_8aea0f0944b04ff0b31ed1b3ebe4fb05~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_797,h_437,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>melissa mullamphy</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Burnout's impact on patient care]]></title><description><![CDATA[I'm the code grey, and this is my story. 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Source: ...]]></description><link>https://www.melissamullamphy.com/post/patient-bill-of-rights</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6390fe18470150f7298fb6a0</guid><category><![CDATA[Patient Advocacy]]></category><category><![CDATA[Healthcare]]></category><category><![CDATA[Emerging Issues]]></category><category><![CDATA[Covid-19]]></category><category><![CDATA[Mental Health ]]></category><category><![CDATA[Access to Care]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2022 21:43:44 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/66168e_1b2cd0274aad41919b675ab31de52a0b~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_711,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>melissa mullamphy</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Doctors Grief]]></title><description><![CDATA[I've always said consistently that doctors and nurses are human. Currently our Healthcare System is in bad shape and everyone is suffering.]]></description><link>https://www.melissamullamphy.com/post/a-doctors-grief</link><guid isPermaLink="false">638ea8360429ad76f59b3c9d</guid><category><![CDATA[Healthcare]]></category><category><![CDATA[Emerging Issues]]></category><category><![CDATA[Patient Advocacy]]></category><category><![CDATA[Covid-19]]></category><category><![CDATA[Mental Health ]]></category><category><![CDATA[Access to Care]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2022 02:40:59 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/66168e_3b4dab4b22e44620b0079c6f7da629eb~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_626,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>melissa mullamphy</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mental Illness and Homelessness]]></title><description><![CDATA[Why are we turning a blind eye to the mental health crisis and homelessness in our major cities?]]></description><link>https://www.melissamullamphy.com/post/mental-illness-and-homelessness</link><guid isPermaLink="false">63878387c1d01d28a60399fd</guid><category><![CDATA[Emerging Issues]]></category><category><![CDATA[Patient Advocacy]]></category><category><![CDATA[Mental Health ]]></category><category><![CDATA[Access to Care]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2022 21:47:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c7f09d0660b8446f98c46147c2cc3452.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>melissa mullamphy</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Great Overview of the Pros and Cons of Telehealth]]></title><description><![CDATA[As you can see from above, there are many pros and cons to #telehealth.  In my opinion, it should be used as boots and suspenders for...]]></description><link>https://www.melissamullamphy.com/post/great-overview-of-the-pros-and-cons-of-telehealth</link><guid isPermaLink="false">638699122840d2b202cbc9b6</guid><category><![CDATA[Healthcare]]></category><category><![CDATA[Emerging Issues]]></category><category><![CDATA[Patient Advocacy]]></category><category><![CDATA[Access to Care]]></category><category><![CDATA[Telehealth]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2022 01:22:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/66168e_ffbe52189c31442c813cc8a66cb26fca~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>melissa mullamphy</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[CDC Report: Urgent Need to Address Teens’ Adverse Experiences During Pandemic]]></title><description><![CDATA[Poor adolescent mental health was a growing concern before the pandemic, according to the report  it has since escalated into a crisis]]></description><link>https://www.melissamullamphy.com/post/cdc-report-urgent-need-to-address-teens-adverse-experiences-during-pandemic</link><guid isPermaLink="false">638522acd3b2bcc022b9a296</guid><category><![CDATA[Mental Health ]]></category><category><![CDATA[Healthcare]]></category><category><![CDATA[Emerging Issues]]></category><category><![CDATA[Patient Advocacy]]></category><category><![CDATA[Pharmaceutical]]></category><category><![CDATA[Covid-19]]></category><category><![CDATA[Access to Care]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2022 00:13:26 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/66168e_39bb065ac28240cea5513c5c8707137b~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_560,h_312,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>melissa mullamphy</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hair straightening products make women more than twice as likely to develop uterine cancer   ]]></title><description><![CDATA[This study is the first to show a possible link between the frequent use of hair straightening products and uterine cancer.]]></description><link>https://www.melissamullamphy.com/post/hair-straightening-products-make-women-more-than-twice-as-likely-to-develop-uterine-cancer</link><guid isPermaLink="false">638144e1e9cf7c45cce54591</guid><category><![CDATA[Healthcare]]></category><category><![CDATA[Emerging Issues]]></category><category><![CDATA[Patient Advocacy]]></category><category><![CDATA[Minority Woman]]></category><category><![CDATA[Mental Health ]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 25 Nov 2022 22:51:44 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/66168e_0a94324caf674058a750ad494effdd89~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_827,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>melissa mullamphy</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[“We’re losing pretty much an airline full of Americans every day to medical error."]]></title><description><![CDATA[“We’re losing pretty much an airline full of Americans every day to medical error, but we don’t think about it,”]]></description><link>https://www.melissamullamphy.com/post/we-re-losing-pretty-much-an-airline-full-of-americans-every-day-to-medical-error</link><guid isPermaLink="false">637b5d790197dfdb1c7a74c8</guid><pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2022 12:13:37 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/66168e_adf0dfce942844d19ca47acbf081c6e8~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_280,h_280,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>melissa mullamphy</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>