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MELISSA MULLAMPHY

You can make excuses or you can make it happen

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melissa mullamphy

Dec 16, 2022

Healthcare

Cancer Wellness Magazine

“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."

melissa mullamphy

Dec 13, 2022

Pharmaceutical

Long Covid and the Elephant in the Room

Source: https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-exaggeration-of-long-covid-overmedicalization-research-mortality-children-bivalent-restrictions...

melissa mullamphy

Dec 12, 2022

Patient Advocacy

Value Based Healthcare and Burnout

Value-based care, physicians are paid according to quality and efficiency, as opposed to the fee-for-service model, which pays doctors based

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Dec 16, 2022
1 min

Cancer Wellness Magazine

“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."

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melissa mullamphy

Dec 13, 2022
1 min

Long Covid and the Elephant in the Room

Source: https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-exaggeration-of-long-covid-overmedicalization-research-mortality-children-bivalent-restrictions...

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Ovarian Cancer from Beyond the Ovary: Perspectives on Science, Clinical Progress & Advocacy

melissa mullamphy

Dec 10, 2022
3 min

Ovarian Cancer from Beyond the Ovary: Perspectives on Science, Clinical Progress & Advocacy

Source: https://ocrahope.org/2022/11/ovarian-cancer-from-beyond-the-ovary-perspectives-on-science-clinical-progress-advocacy/?utm_source...

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melissa mullamphy

Dec 8, 2022
4 min

Burnout's impact on patient care

I'm the code grey, and this is my story. When I was asked to write an article for this physician group, it took me a while to figure out how

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CDC Report: Urgent Need to Address Teens’ Adverse Experiences During Pandemic

melissa mullamphy

Nov 28, 2022
4 min

CDC Report: Urgent Need to Address Teens’ Adverse Experiences During Pandemic

Poor adolescent mental health was a growing concern before the pandemic, according to the report it has since escalated into a crisis

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Gabapentin After Surgery Ups Risks in Older Adults

melissa mullamphy

Sep 21, 2022
1 min

Gabapentin After Surgery Ups Risks in Older Adults

Gabapentin is part of multimodal pain management that is causing negative side effects in geriatric patients.

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Whistleblower Disputes Data Glitch Explanation Behind Drastic Increase in Non-Infectious Diseases

melissa mullamphy

Aug 24, 2022
4 min

Whistleblower Disputes Data Glitch Explanation Behind Drastic Increase in Non-Infectious Diseases

We have been hearing of adverse reactions to the covid-19 vaccination for years now, but the narrative has been consistent throughout...

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Cleveland Clinic Launches First-of-its-Kind Preventive Breast Cancer Vaccine Study

melissa mullamphy

Aug 2, 2022
1 min

Cleveland Clinic Launches First-of-its-Kind Preventive Breast Cancer Vaccine Study

Cleveland Clinic has begun clinical testing of a novel vaccine designed ultimately to prevent triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC)

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melissa mullamphy

Jul 31, 2022
1 min

OCRA INNOVATORS

Innovators Who Inspire Action | Heroes Highlights We rise by helping others. Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance mission and rock stars

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Pfizer Loses Appeal Over Heart Failure Medicine Co Pays

melissa mullamphy

Jul 27, 2022
1 min

Pfizer Loses Appeal Over Heart Failure Medicine Co Pays

Pfizer loses U.S. appeal over co-pays for heart failure patients

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Terminally ill 10 year old should have the right to try

melissa mullamphy

Jul 22, 2022
1 min

Terminally ill 10 year old should have the right to try

A father said he felt "helpless" after being told his 10-year-old son would not be accepted for a new cancer treatment

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CVS Is Under Fire for Refusing to Fill Opioid Prescriptions

melissa mullamphy

May 15, 2022
1 min

CVS Is Under Fire for Refusing to Fill Opioid Prescriptions

A #classaction lawsuit against CVS for refusing to fill high-dose opioid #prescriptions for a patient can go forward.

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Tennessee nurse convicted in lethal drug error sentenced to three years probation

melissa mullamphy

May 14, 2022
1 min

Tennessee nurse convicted in lethal drug error sentenced to three years probation

Source: NPR https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2022/05/13/1098867553/nurse-sentenced-probation This is a tough one. Did she make...

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Nurse Stands Trial for Deadly Medical Error—

melissa mullamphy

Mar 24, 2022
2 min

Nurse Stands Trial for Deadly Medical Error—

This is a case of pure human error. Negligence yes, institutional problems yes, burn out yes, but what do you do? How does this end? —

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melissa mullamphy

Mar 18, 2022
10 min

Big Pharma and the Cost of Medicine

This week I saw an article from the CEO of Pfizer discussing his negotiations with the Trump administration for the Covid-19 vaccine. ...

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High Unemployment During the COVID-19 Pandemic Led to Declines in Prescription Drug Use

melissa mullamphy

Feb 24, 2022
1 min

High Unemployment During the COVID-19 Pandemic Led to Declines in Prescription Drug Use

For many conditions, medication compliance can be critical in your health and maintaining your overall wellbeing. When people lose their...

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melissa mullamphy

Feb 13, 2022
5 min

Hasn't Pfizer made enough money?

Full-year 2021 revenues totaled $83.1 billion, an increase of $39.6 billion, or 95%, compared to full-year 2020, reflecting operational...

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melissa mullamphy

Feb 9, 2022
3 min

Covid-19, Poor Planning and Insurance

Just when you thought things could not get worse with the delay of care, overwhelmed and understaffed emergency rooms and hospitals, now...

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Sensible policy on psychedelic drugs is growing more common

melissa mullamphy

Jan 28, 2022
1 min

Sensible policy on psychedelic drugs is growing more common

Oregon’s voters approved psilocybin for supervised use in 2020, and other jurisdictions may soon follow suit.

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WHO warns that repeated booster shots are not substantial

melissa mullamphy

Jan 16, 2022
1 min

WHO warns that repeated booster shots are not substantial

WHO warns that repeated booster shots are not sustainable.

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