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MyEpilepsyTeam Writing Staff | Mary K. Talbot

Posted on April 29, 2020

Mary K. Talbot
Medical and Health Writer


Mary is a freelance writer for MyHealthTeams. She is a graduate of Providence College (Rhode Island) and the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University (Illinois). She has worked in communications for more than two decades. Mary developed a parent advisory council at one of the local hospitals in her community. Having given birth to three children with different health challenges, she is especially in tune with the need to make medical information accessible to people with a wide range of medical knowledge.

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