Laura Landro

Former Wall Street Journal reporter/editor, now a freelance contributor. Author, “Survivor: Taking Control of Your Fight Against Cancer

[The Wall Street Journal @WSJ]

The research on bone-marrow transplantation mirrors the arc of many medical advancements. I was one of the early beneficiaries. https://t.co/J9yxhoIoxJ

[Laura Landro @LauraALandro]

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

https://t.co/UxzbFJ2sHH

[Mohamad Mohty @Mohty_EBMT]

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. https://t.co/F6fzmknGY3

[Laura Landro @LauraALandro]

My latest story for @WSJ on the advances in diagnosing and treating autoimmune diseases, and better understanding their cause https://t.co/fatlKagdOg

[This Morning @ThisMorningShow]

Can't find a doctor? @LauraALandro from @WSJ explains how generative AI can help. @GordonDeal #AmericasFirstNews
https://t.co/g4ILKcWq57

[Laura Landro @LauraALandro]

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.
https://t.co/IVy1k912Au via @WSJ

[American Association for Physician Leadership @PhysiciansLead]

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.

https://t.co/zdEvenePKF

#HealthcareTech #DigitalHealth #AmbientAI #PhysicianLeadership #Podcast

[Laura Landro @LauraALandro]

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 https://t.co/rJRQUFwFqO

[Laura Landro @LauraALandro]

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

https://t.co/S4vz7a1kJk

[Laura Landro @LauraALandro]

My ‘Valley of Forgetting’ Review: In Pursuit of the Mystery of Alzheimer’s https://t.co/De3npbxA7F via @WSJBooks

[Laura Landro @LauraALandro]

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. https://t.co/jwC2OuHdFd

[Laura Landro @LauraALandro]

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 https://t.co/PEW8TTyd03

[Laura Landro @LauraALandro]

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.” https://t.co/gXNWbbgicy

[Laura Landro @LauraALandro]

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 https://t.co/WXcNnajZiF

[Gianrico Farrugia @GFarrugiaMD]

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: https://t.co/rq1e2kOM2b

[Laura Landro @LauraALandro]

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. https://t.co/eoio2M1mnA

[Laura Landro @LauraALandro]

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.
https://t.co/BevL8yhRVm

[Laura Landro @LauraALandro]

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

https://t.co/rq6Ca74cIs

[Laura Landro @LauraALandro]

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 https://t.co/R9MA4Tq9ya via @WSJ

[Laura Landro @LauraALandro]

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! https://t.co/9WDgYZ00Gb

[Laura Landro @LauraALandro]

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 https://t.co/HXo9D2fpZ6 via @WSJ