Abigail Christopher

Portland, Oregon
Website: https://achristopher.contently.com/
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Professional Experience

Expertise

Writer
20 Years
Content Editor (online)
20 Years
Copywriter
19 Years

Specialty

Health
21 Years
Medicine
21 Years
Technology
23 Years

Industries


Magazine - Trade magazines/publications (B2B)
20 Years
Online/new media
20 Years
Advertising agency
20 Years

Total Media Industry Experience

24 Years

Showcase

General

Obesity-related illnesses
(Am. Diabetes Assn. 10/1/2004)
feature on Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
Cervical cancer & HPV
(J of the National Cancer Institute 7/4/2004)
pharmacists refuse to dispense Plan B, birth control
(alternet.org 8/18/2004)
Feature about access to reproductive health services and legislation in states that allow hospitals, doctors and pharmacsists to refuse access to basic birth control and emergency contraception and other reproductive health services and couseling
HIV/AIDS in the US
(Mother Jones Magazine 10/27/2004)
US health care services for people living with full blown AIDS and HIV, the struggle for access to care.
Mobile phones v medical disasters
(Technology Review 1/18/2006)
Feature story about the use of mobile phones and devices to help people in the middle of medical emergencies and natural disasters.
Fight over affordable medicines
(Pharmacy Times 12/1/2006)
Big pharmaceutical and biotech companies argue that prices for biotech drugs also known as biologics help pay for ongoing research & development. Legislators and patient advocates argue that patients need greater access to new medicines and that pricies should drop & generic versions should be made available in the US.
retail clinics
(Pharmacy Times 6/1/2007)
intro to retail clinics, detailed chart of clinics