Hello readers, I've had a wonderfully busy month with freelance appearances on the freelance medical conference trail, with appearances at AHIP in Washington, DC, the scientific sessions of the American College of Cardiology in Orlando, and the annual meeting of the Endocrine Society in Chicago.
And hopefully more to come with an appearance next month in Chicago at one of the biggest medical meetings of the year- the American Association for Cancer Research only three weeks away!
Join me in welcoming my newest client, The Lancet's United States of Health blog!
Tuesday, March 27, 2018
My recent article on a single payer session for The Lancet's USA blog
Hello readers,
Here is a link to an article I recently wrote for The Lancet's blog, The United States of Health.
This is based on reportage from a fascinating debate on single payer health care at the annual National Health Policy Forum, put on by America's Health Insurance Plans (a health insurance forum), in which Sir Donald Berwick, MD (an American and former head of CMS who was knighted for his role in reforming the British National Health Service) discussed the matter with two other thinkers, Douglas Holtz-Eakin, PhD and Larry Leavitt.
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Here is a link to an article I recently wrote for The Lancet's blog, The United States of Health.
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Coverage from ACC for my new client- The Lancet!
Hello readers,
As mentioned, I've had a very busy and fulfilling month.
Let me take this opportunity to thank my newest client for their interest in my work-
And it's one of the most important medical journals on the planet- THE LANCET !
That's right, I am writing articles from clinical medical conferences in the US for The Lancet's blog, The United States of Health, which is wonderful news.
Above is a link to one of my recent articles for the prestigious journal's publishing outlets. It is an article I wrote based on reportage I did from the recent meeting of the American College of Cardiology.
Thank you for your interest in my work.
As mentioned, I've had a very busy and fulfilling month.
Let me take this opportunity to thank my newest client for their interest in my work-
And it's one of the most important medical journals on the planet- THE LANCET !
Above is a link to one of my recent articles for the prestigious journal's publishing outlets. It is an article I wrote based on reportage I did from the recent meeting of the American College of Cardiology.
Thank you for your interest in my work.
Saturday, March 3, 2018
Thursday, February 8, 2018
Other People, Other Lives
Enterprise Reporting from The Outsider Art Fair
An Extensive Series of Miniature Sculptures Explores the Dramas of Quasi-Alternate Realities
by John Otrompke
“What would it be like if all of us lost our housing all once? I mean everybody- what would that look like?”
A sculpture series by self-taught Toronto-based artist Jordan Maclachlan tries to answer that question, mixing horrifying scenes like a man being attached by a pack of domesticated-breed dogs with scenes of survivors who have no choice but to become stronger by the experience.
“But there are also just normal moments, too, like somebody reading a book,
getting a haircut, or somebody knitting,” said Maclachlan, who was interviewed by phone for this article.
The series of miniatures, called “Unexpected Subway Living,” currently numbers about 100 sculptures, 80 of which were on display at last month’s Outside Art Fair in New York.
“Then there are moments where people are needing privacy, but not getting privacy, and it’s just all right there. Like there’s a woman giving birth leaning against a subway chair, and she’s got a raccoon walking across the back of the chair,” said Maclachlan. “And I have a small surgery area in my series, where a girl is getting heart surgery, and a guy is getting brain surgery.”
However, while many of the scenes in the series are set in subway cars, the trains don’t move. “They’re all ruined. They’re all just sitting there,” explained Maclachlan, who began the series some seven years ago.
Alternatives and Antecedents
Maclachlan never attended art school, but has also loved dioramas. “Since I was a little kid, I was fascinated with them, such as French terra cotta models from the 16th and 17th century at the New York Met.
“None of them are fired, and sometimes they are really engaging, sometimes horrifying, and sometimes not. Sometimes a bar scene, or a husband and wife fighting over a baby,” she explained.
The artist also has other installations in progress, including a series called ‘Condo Living’ and another called ‘Zoo Living.’
“They’re all about how to live, and living in different ways. ‘Condo Living’ is much more civilized. There’s a party in a living room, where people are playing cards, and people are drinking champagne. The condo also has some things that are not so civilized going on behind closed doors, and private moments we get to peek at. There are balconies where people can jump off them, or throw garbage off of them and spy from them.
“And in ‘Zoo Living,’ I wonder what it would be like living in a zoo. There are a
lot of human-animal interactions. Then we get into circuses, and there’s a bearded lady. Baby elephants are taken and wrapped in ropes and chains, and some of them break their legs. There are animals in cages that are depressed. Then they have these huge cryobanks, so they can revive a species that might be endangered,” MacLachlan added.
“I’m a news junkie, more of an observer and reporter than a participant,” she explained. “I like unaffected art that comes from a really sweet place.”
The series is curated by Marion Harris in New York.
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