Former Wall Street Journal reporter/editor, now a freelance contributor. Author, “Survivor: Taking Control of Your Fight Against Cancer
Joined September 2013
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Laura Landro retweeted
Apr 19
The research on bone-marrow transplantation mirrors the arc of many medical advancements. I was one of the early beneficiaries. on.wsj.com/4cEU6Pn
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8 Dec 2025
An honor to be present when my hero Dr. Rainer Storb of @fredhutch received this lifetime achievement award yesterday at #ASH25 and see this great tribute
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8 Dec 2025
With Dr Storb receiving the Wallace H. Coulter Award at #ASH25, this is the perfect moment to revisit his story. Discover the origins of a true pioneer in @TheIACH interview: an inspiring journey from post-war childhood to shaping modern hematology. pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/article…
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24 Nov 2025
My latest story for @WSJ on the advances in diagnosing and treating autoimmune diseases, and better understanding their cause wsj.com/health/wellness/auto…
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Laura Landro retweeted
7 Oct 2025
Can't find a doctor? @LauraALandro from @WSJ explains how generative AI can help. @GordonDeal #AmericasFirstNews
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2 Oct 2025
My latest story for @WSJ: The doctor shortage is leading patients to AI chatbots, home devices and direct-to-consumer lab tests to get the medical answers they need.
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Laura Landro retweeted
New #SoundPractice episode! A former @wsj “Informed Patient” columnist addresses ambient listening tech in healthcare: what it does, how it works, and why ethics matter.
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#HealthcareTech #DigitalHealth #AmbientAI #PhysicianLeadership #Podcast
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28 May 2025
My story for @WSJ’s Future of Everything series about the growing use of #AI Scribes- as ambient listening technology makes more inroads in medicine with wsj.com/health/healthcare/ai…
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24 May 2025
My latest story for @WSJ on how #AI and genetic science are ushering in a new era in blood testing to detect and manage disease- earlier, faster and less invasively
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13 Apr 2025
My ‘Valley of Forgetting’ Review: In Pursuit of the Mystery of Alzheimer’s wsj.com/arts-culture/books/v… via @WSJBooks
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4 Nov 2024
Kudos to longtime personal finance columnist Jonathan Clements, who, facing a terminal cancer diagnosis, gets his affairs in order - and offers practical advice for planning ahead even if you feel like you are going to live forever. wsj.com/personal-finance/jon…
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25 Oct 2024
My latest for @WSJ on why it’s still so hard for patients to navigate their electronic medical records - even with all those portals and apps. Interoperability will offer some answers …in the meantime, some practical tips wsj.com/health/healthcare/di…
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17 Jul 2024
Longevity may be a hot topic, but @AmyDMarcus has a reality check: Better health has extended life expectancy, but researchers believe we might be reaching the bounds of our biology. “It seems this is the end.” wsj.com/health/wellness/agin…
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16 Jul 2024
A deep dive by @WSJ : how Medicare Advantage drives up taxpayer costs by adding diagnoses for which patients received no treatment, or that contradicted their doctors’ views..sometimes using #AI to review charts then send nurses to patient homes wsj.com/health/healthcare/me…
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Laura Landro retweeted
29 May 2024
Mayo Clinic’s Cancer Care Beyond Walls program is transforming care delivery for cancer patients, replicating hospital-quality care from the home to improve quality of life and pave the way for more flexible care options for patients at scale: mayocl.in/3x5R2L7
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30 May 2024
Private equity’s push into health care has spawned a “harmful arms race that has helped drive prices increasingly higher without improving care” per a 3-part @WSJ Heard on the Street series; pain for both docs and patients as lawmakers zero in. wsj.com/health/healthcare/yo…
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11 May 2024
Must read: a beautiful family memoir interwoven with a deep dive into #CancerResearch on genetic origins in @WSJ by Lawrence Ingrassia, adapted from his forthcoming book A Fatal Inheritance: How a Family Misfortune Revealed A Deadly Medical Mystery.
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26 Mar 2024
Another wide ranging health and medicine report from @wsj includes stories on new blood thinners to prevent clots, the toll of dementia, high impact marriage counseling- and my story on why it’s so frustrating to see doctor and new strategies to help
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26 Mar 2024
My story for @WSJ on the frustrations of trying to score a doctors appointment and get timely care and follow-up amid a mounting shortage of physicians- and some of the solutions that could help make it better for patients wsj.com/health/wellness/doct… via @WSJ
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16 Nov 2023
Today’s @WSJ Encore section -a more apt title than ‘retirement’, which we rarely fully do - has some great stories on finding love after 60, why we prefer to be called something groovier than grandma, and my piece on new ways to treat chronic back pain! wsj.com/news/collection/enco…
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14 Nov 2023
My latest for @WSJ : for millions of adults suffering from chronic lower-back pain, new research-driven approaches to treatment aim to provide relief- and avoid opioid use and abuse wsj.com/health/healthcare/lo… via @WSJ
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