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Mary Roberts Henderson is an independent public relations consultant serving clients in Chicago, Washington D.C. and Bloomington, Indiana. A specialist in healthcare and medicine, Mary’s clients include international medical societies and a regional healthcare system. She has more than 25 years public relations experience serving a wide range of clients from small businesses to major corporations
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THE LATEST ON MRHPR:
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Publicizing The World’s Largest Medical Meeting |
 Mary will again be part of the media team working the world’s largest medical meeting, the scientific assembly of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) November 17 through December 2. For the past seven years, Mary has helped promote cutting-edge imaging research at this event, writing news releases and pitching national press both before and during the meeting. Every year, the teams’ efforts result in media coverage around the globe, from Newsweek magazine, CNN and the BBC to the Washington Post and New York Times.
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Reporting on Global Health Initiatives |
 Mary chronicled the development of a diagnostic lab-on-a-chip through the use of microfluidics at Harvard University for the 2009 edition of the Better World Report, a compendium of stories on innovations improving lives around the world. Inventor George Whitesides, M.D., hopes initial use of the paper chip for health monitoring in the third world will save thousands of lives. Read article here.
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Covering the Evolving Practice of Radiology |
 As a contributing writer to the American College of Radiology (ACR) Bulletin, Mary covers the evolving field of medical imaging. Her feature on new discoveries in brain imaging was the cover story for the September 2011 issue. Read article here.
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Award-Winning Medical Writing |
 To what extent do physicians practice defensive medicine — and at what cost? Mary tackled the issue for the ACR Bulletin and received an award of  excellence from APEX Publications for her feature article appearing in the August 2010 publication. Read article here.
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