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Roberta's Bio


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Roberta Cannon   
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​Roberta is a registered nurse bringing 40+ years of nursing experience to her 20+ years as a freelance writer. She is a skilled researcher and writer who has the expertise to turn complicated medical procedures, tests, diseases, and medical studies into articles that are clear, concise, and logical for readers and patients to understand.  Her expansive clinical background in pediatrics, maternal-child health, adult medical-surgical care, hospice, and medical case management have given her the foundation for skilled research in all areas of medicine. She also has extensive knowledge of healthcare systems, including hospitals, physician offices, clinics, patient care, advances in medicine, and community health.
Roberta’s expertise and experience offer the medical community the certainty of providing accurate and responsible information for readers and patients, amidst the era of increasingly misleading online medical information and artificial intelligence advancements.  
Through Roberta’s years of writing, beginning as a general assignments newspaper reporter, followed by freelance writing for magazines and an online medical news website, her portfolio of work has more than 500 published stories on various topics.


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  • Home
  • About
  • Roberta's Bio
  • Stories
    • Healthcare >
      • A surprise diagnosis after heart attack
      • ​Is your heartburn just a nuisance, or a sign of something more? ​
      • Cancer survivorship isn't what it used to be
      • Actresses Tia Mowry and Kerry Washington Have This In Common
      • At what age and how often should you have a mammogram?
      • Don’t toss your expired COVID-19 home test
      • A life changed forever in a matter of seconds
      • Tired all the time? Insomnia may be the cause.
      • Living Strongly Beyond Cancer
      • Could the pain in your abdomen be a gallbladder attack?
      • Would your 4-year-old be able to call 911 in an emergency?
      • Do antibiotics work as well as surgery for appendicitis? ​
      • My Father's Journey With Polio
      • Living With ALS
      • This patient credits her Maine coon cat with saving her life
      • Survivors Day 2023 inspired and comforted
      • Helpful Hints
    • Helpful Hints
    • Human Interest >
      • Celebrating A Family Legacy Of 90 Years In Veterinary Medicine
      • A life of giving celebrated in Falmouth
      • When the Numbers Add Up To Great Medical Care
      • Grateful for care right ​down the road
      • When a fall leads to good patient care
    • Teen Life >
      • How Mindfulness Teaches Teens to Beat Stress
      • Your Teen's Favorite Drug Is Alcohol
      • 3 Steps to help your ADHD student at college
      • 8 Tips For Getting Into Arts Management
      • These Documents Help You Advocate For Your Teen
    • Then & Now >
      • Dancing The Night Away At A Record Hop
      • When Telephones Were Social Media
      • Games We Used To Play
      • Snow Then, Snow Now
      • The Magic Of The Santa Claus Suit
      • Two Howard Johnson’s Restaurants In Falmouth, But Not Quite
  • Contact