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Tatum Anderson

Journalist, writer and editor

I have written science, technology, international development, business and travel articles for almost 20 years. More recently my focus has moved to global health.

I've written for newspapers, science, business and medical publications from The Lancet to the WHO Bulletin, The Economist, British Medical Journal, BBC News, Guardian, Intellectual Property Watch and Nature.

I am available for freelance commissions and will write features, white papers, supplements, reports and copy for internal magazines and websites.

United Kingdom

Portfolio

BBC News
12/22/2017
'We should own our own livelihood and our own dream'
Tanusree Chaudhuri, 38, was pregnant with her first child when her supervisor told her she would have to give up her dreams. She was doing a doctorate in computational biology...
Bulletin of the World Health Organization
Communicating science-based messages on vaccines
the Guardian
Bad medicine: the toxic fakes at the heart of an international criminal racket
Sometimes the vials are filled with dirty water. Occasionally they contain saline and a tiny amount of antibiotic, so as not to infect the site of the vaccination and draw...
International Hospitals & Healthcare Review
Chinese Market
Countries are beginning to notice an increase in Chinese citizens looking for healthcare services abroad, as Tatum Anderson reports Around 483,000 people travelled from China...
Bulletin of the World Health Organization
Carol Brayne: a life-course approach to prevent dementia
Bulletin of the World Health Organization
Taking up Africa's cancer challenge
International Hospitals & Healthcare Review
09/11/2017
Down to the wire?
11 September 2017 Tatum Anderson explores efforts in the development of secure digital networks to send money between patients and hospitals. Whether it's paying a utility bill...
International Hospitals & Healthcare Review
02/13/2017
Bad debt
13 February 2017 Tatum Anderson looks at the financial risk of treating foreign patients - will they pay or run away? The UK's Daily Mail screams that scrounging foreigners owe...
International Hospitals & Healthcare Review
02/13/2017
Bad debt
13 February 2017 Tatum Anderson looks at the financial risk of treating foreign patients - will they pay or run away? The UK's Daily Mail screams that scrounging foreigners owe...
Intellectual Property Watch
11/07/2017
Hepatitis C Buyers' Clubs Grow Worldwide As A Way To Obtain Affordable Treatment - Intellectual...
Hidden amongst the thousands of Facebook pages given over to holiday snaps and gossip are groups of patients who have hepatitis C, a disease that affects more than 70 million...
Intellectual Property Watch
11/15/2017
Special Report: A Look Behind Hepatitis C Patent Challenges Worldwide - Intellectual Property Watch
A case at the High Court in India set for 15 December could decide whether a patent on some of the most important drugs to fight hepatitis C should be removed. It is one of many...
Intellectual Property Watch
12/11/2017
Analysis: As Biosimilar Of Key Cancer Drug Spreads, Where Is The Price Reduction? - Intellectual...
The first biosimilar of the blockbuster breast cancer drug trastuzumab is being prepared for launch in United States, following a decision by the Food and Drug Administration...
Bulletin of the World Health Organization
Restricting the use of sunbeds to prevent skin cancer
Nature
Trip into the unknown
News: Business A plant in Uganda hopes to sell cut-price drugs by taking advantage of exemptions from rules that protect patents. But its operators face major obstacles, as...
The BMJ
The politics of pain
Pain relief is often taken for granted in the Western world, but in about 150 countries the use of morphine is severely restricted. Tatum Anderson investigates how this has come...
BBC News
Africa hails new meningitis vaccine - BBC News
For the people in Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso, a new meningitis vaccine offers hope of an escape from one of the world's deadliest, most disabling and infectious diseases. So...
International Hospitals & Medical Travel
Journeying for the wonder drug
HepC medical tourism. What you do get when you cross a millionaire Argentinian football star, Egyptian pyramids, a government department and a pharmaceutical company? The launch...
Bulletin of the World Health Organization
Providing family planning services to women in Africa
article published in September 2017
International Hospitals and Medical Travel
Israel's proposed medical tourism legislation
Tatum Anderson investigates how a new bill from the Ministries of Health and Tourism seeks to improve treatment for Israeli patients It's not just the world-famous therapeutic...
Intellectual Property Watch
Access To Generic Reproductive Health Supplies Decades Behind Medicines? - Intellectual Property...
Despite a massive worldwide push to improve access to contraceptives, generic manufacturers say they're not yet getting a good share of the pie. The use of family-planning...
Intellectual Property Watch
Enter The African Medicines Agency, Continent's First Super-Regulator? - Intellectual Property Watch
by for Intellectual Property Watch An African medicines agency, the continent's first super-regulator, could be approved as soon as next year. Available only for IP-Watch...
Intellectual Property Watch
Better Data On Fake Drugs Needed To Fight The Scourge - Intellectual Property Watch
by for Intellectual Property Watch The problem of fake medicines is a big one. But precisely how big? The problem is, when reporting numbers, news stories, reports and...
The Lancet
Countries mull over incentives for developing antibiotics
Governments are considering which financial incentives will be the best to boost research and development for much needed new antibiotic drugs. Tatum Anderson reports.
WHO Bulletin
Curbing prescription opioid dependency
Intellectual Property Watch
The Deepening Debate Over Vaccines And Antimicrobial Resistance Involves IP - Intellectual...
by for Intellectual Property Watch With the looming threat of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), there is growing pressure to use vaccines because they obviate the need to...
Intellectual Property Watch
Shortage Of Affordable Insulin: Should WHO Extend Prequalification To Biosimilars? - Intellectual...
The WHO last week announced plans to explore options for prequalifying insulin, a process that already assesses the quality, safety and efficacy of medicinal products, such as...
Intellectual Property Watch
06/05/2017
Polypills: Are Miracle Treatments Being Overlooked? - Intellectual Property Watch
Cardiovascular diseases (CVD), a group of conditions that can result in heart attacks and strokes, is the world's number one killer, accounting for one-third of deaths...
The Lancet
12/09/2016
Doctors lobby for better chronic pain management
Several campaigns and initiatives are underway in Europe and the USA by doctors hoping to improve services and care for patients with chronic pain. Tatum Anderson reports.
International Hospitals and Medical Tourism
Beyond the horizon A look into centres of medical excellence opening ‘outposts’ in different...
A look into centres of medical excellence opening ‘outposts’ in different countries
The Lancet
Can open-source drug development deliver?
Open-source drug development involves open data sharing, collaboration, and results sharing. The aim is to produce new drugs for neglected diseases. But can it work? Tatum...
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