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Patient advocates: People who help you navigate the complex world of healthcare

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Amanda Millman, business owner at One Sylvester Comprehensive Care Center in Plantation on Friday, March 27, 2026. The complex health care system has given rise to independent businesses that will help you choose doctors, find specialists, break long wait times, get doctors to talk to each other and manage all the bills. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun Sentinel)

Amanda Millman knows who to call when someone receives a breast cancer diagnosis and needs an appointment as soon as possible. He also knows how to navigate long wait times to see a specialist or how to get prior authorization for surgery. A year ago, Melman combined her hospitality background with her medical experience to … Read more

A lung patient has died after an NHS trust gave him the wrong medication for four years

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A lung patient has died after an NHS trust gave him the wrong medication for four years

Mr Knox was later diagnosed with moderate lung disease, and believed previous scans and tests were inconsistent with asthma and that a CT scan carried out in January 2019 should have prompted further tests. The trust admitted that if more “higher medical information” had been available over the years Mr Noakes had been treated, several … Read more