WRITING SAMPLES
TOP FIVE QUESTIONS ABOUT THE JOHNSON & JOHNSON COVID-19 VACCINE ANSWERED
February 25, 2021
What the world needs now is more COVID-19 vaccines, but it’s in everyone’s best interest that vaccines are evaluated for safety and effectiveness before they are offered to the public. That’s exactly what the FDA does when it grants Emergency Use Authorization.
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Katie's Role: Writer and Project Manager
THE HEALTHIEST YOU PODCAST
April 2021
The Healthiest You podcast is hosted by familiar voices – Mike and Steph from B104. In each episode they will interview doctors and experts across Lehigh Valley Health Network (LVHN) to learn practical health tips for everyday life – to empower you to be the healthiest you.
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Katie's Role: Producer for episodes 1-8
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE JOHNSON & JOHNSON COVID-19 VACCINE
April 26, 2021
Friday the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) concluded their safety review of the Johnson & Johnson (Janssen) COVID-19 vaccine and determined that it is safe and effective in preventing COVID-19.
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Katie's Role: Writer and Project Manager
SCREEN TIME IN A WORLD OF VIRTUAL LEARNING
October 26, 2020
As a parent, you’ve heard the advice – limit your children’s screen time. Now that virtual learning has become the norm, limiting screen time feels impossible. Learn if screen time limitations apply to virtual learning.
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Katie's Role: Writer and project manager
ASKED AND ANSWERED – COVID-19 VS. THE FLU
July 24, 2020
As we look into the future, there are many uncertainties. One of those is how the COVID-19 pandemic will look during flu season. Mark Knouse, MD, Chief, LVHN Division of Infectious Diseases, provided answers on how the two viruses stack up and what to expect in the fall.
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Katie's Role: Writer
SAFER THROUGH SURGERY: BARIATRIC SURGERY AND COVID-19
July 10, 2020
When Dave Briggs decided to get bariatric surgery in August 2019, he knew it would make him healthier, but he had no idea a pandemic was about to hit and how his weight loss would affect his recovery from COVID-19.
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Katie's Role: Writer
A FAMILY TRADITION OF HEALING: LEHIGHTON CARDIOLOGIST FOLLOWS FATHER IN MEDICINE
January 11, 2020
Whether it’s baking cookies or building a snowman, we all have holiday traditions passed from generation to generation.
Jeffery Snyder, MD, with LVPG Cardiology–Lehighton, is carrying on a tradition of care started with his parents and it’s something that Dr. Snyder practices every single day.
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Katie's Role: Ghost Writer