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🦄 What Surviving Three Times Taught Me About Health Navigation and Minority Health cancer survivorship clear navigation path doctor eno advocates health disparities health literacy health navigation minority health minority women Apr 29, 2026

➡️ I Have Been on Both Sides of That Exam Table

I have spent nearly thirty years as a board-certified internal medicine physician. I have sat across from thousands of patients, delivered diagnoses, ordered tests, interpreted results, and guided people through some of the most frightening moments of...

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👤 Your Body Has Been Keeping Score: What Black Women Over 50 Need to Know accelerated aging allostatic load black women over 50 clear health strategy clear navigation path diabetes and stress diabetes risk doctor eno advocates health literacy health navigation healthcare related stress hypertension stress and women stress awareness stressandtheheart weathering women over 50 Apr 27, 2026

Dear Black Women:

April is Stress Awareness Month. And while conversations about stress tend to focus on burnout, work-life balance, and mindfulness tips, I want to have a different conversation today — one that is specifically, intentionally, and unapologetically for Black women over 50.

Because ...

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🕰️ Navigating Healthcare as a Woman Part 2: Why Women Are Still Missed in Healthcare black women's health doctor eno advocates health navigation medical advocacy medical bias awareness medical gaslighting medical navigation minority women patient advocacy women empowerment women health advocacy women's health Mar 12, 2026

In Part 1 of this series, we explored several common barriers women encounter when navigating healthcare—communication gaps, rushed appointments, fragmented care, and the subtle dismissal of lived experience.

For many women encountering the healthcare system, these moments may be familiar.

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Navigating Healthcare as a Woman Part 1: What the System Still Misses gender bias in healthcare health navigation medical bias medical bias awareness medical navigation patient advocacy women's health women's voices women’s health advocacy Mar 02, 2026

March is Women’s History Month, a time to reflect on progress—and this reflection must be honest.

Women now make up more than half of U.S. medical school matriculants.  Yet women continue to experience delayed diagnoses, dismissed concerns, and care that feels fragmented and incomplete.

This isn’t...

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Concierge Medical Care: Is It Worth It — and Is It Right for You? 🌟 concierge medical care concierge medicine concierge medicine explained direct primary care dpc vs concierge medicine health advocacy health literacy health navigation healthcare decisions healthcare innovation healthcare navigation independent health advocate membership medicine navigating healthcare personalized care primary care crisis primary care provider primary care reform women over 50 Dec 15, 2025

This week, I wrap up my series on navigating today's healthcare options by looking at one of the most talked-about (and often misunderstood) models: Concierge Medical Care.

If you have ever wondered what concierge care actually is, how it works, and whether it makes sense for your health needs, thi...

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