I spent 3 days at a conference for women in Health IT despite lacking the professional credentials and approximately half the necessary chromosomes. I came home thinking differently about healthcare insiders, patient communities, and one surprisingly consequential pronoun.

Retail executive and breast cancer survivor Farla Efros approached cancer the same way she rescued struggling companies: with strategy, discipline, and relentless preparation. She explains why patients are forced to become CEOs of their own care and why the system rewards those who can.

Thirty years after brain cancer, Matthew Zachary returned to the piano at Merkin Hall for MZLIVE, a night that became far more than a concert. Survivors, advocates, clinicians, and healthcare leaders confronted what survivorship actually costs and what the system still refuses to see

A personal reflection on Gil Bashe’s Healing the Sick Care System and the growing revolt against insurance driven harm. From hospital memories to national accountability, this piece calls out who holds the wheel and why 2026 signals the rise of the patient voter bloc.