Stories by Naomi Freundlich
Naomi Freundlich is a patient advocate at the Century Foudnation who writes regularly for HealthBeat.
Posted on Apr 24, 2010, Source: Health Beat
With its absence from the president's budget, you might have thought "Just Say No" sex ed was dead -- but the health-care bill gave it new life.
Posted on Feb 5, 2010, Source: Health Beat
Poor children are losing their government-funded health-care at a record rate, thanks to the stalled health-care reform bill.
Posted on Nov 19, 2009, Source: Health Beat
Controversial new recommendations on breast cancer prevention have caused a stir in the women's health community. But do yearly mammograms really change death rates?
Posted on Oct 21, 2009, Source: Health Beat
New research suggests that mammograms may lead to the over-treatment of some breast diseases while missing lethal cancers. Is there a better answer?