As the year ends, we ask ourselves, how has it been, and are we hopeful going into the next? My feeling as I reflect is that 2015,…

Andrew and Dr. Jan Burger at ASH Andrew and Dr. Jan Burger at ASHI am writing this on the flight home to my new hometown of San…

To me, “ripples” are events that change your life for a period of time until life goes back to “normal” or the “new normal.” Ripples can be…

What gets patients angry—besides being upset about their diagnosis—is high drug prices. You know the story: elderly people cutting pills and having to make painful choices between…

I was asked that question recently at a patient advocacy forum. My immediate, knee-jerk reaction was “No.”Upon reflection, however, the answer is more complex and nuanced. I…

Andrew and a patient at a town meeting Andrew and a patient at a town meetingI’ve been reading how U.S. healthcare costs are rising much slower and…

By Steven LewisEach year, more than 40,000 Americans are diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and 95 percent die within 12 months. Many victims have been celebrities such as…

My name is Ruth Schorr, and my parents, Andrew and Esther Schorr, are the founders of Patient Power. I have grown up around Patient Power and its…

When setting out on any new adventure, part of the fun is not knowing what you will find around the next corner. Will it be a postcard…

It took me a long time to admit to others and myself that I was a cancer patient. But after that, it took an even longer time…