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Kathlyn Stone, Writer
Kathlyn Stone (stonekat@comcast.net) is a St. Paul-based independent journalist who has covered general news and business, international trade, and health care news and policies for public and professional audiences since 1980.
She brings an insider’s understanding to her coverage of government and politics, late-breaking science, consumer health news, and public policy. In addition to newspaper and magazine reporting, and before making the commitment to free lance forevermore, she worked in media relations and communications for the American Academy of Neurology, and state agencies including the Minnesota Trade Office-Department of Trade & Economic Development, Vermilion Community College, Energy Information Office and spent two tiring (but extremely insightful!) sessions as a writer with the Minnesota Senate’s public information office. She’s been a consultant to the Nonviolent Peace Force, Mayo Clinic, Citizens for Election Integrity-Minnesota, Festival of Nations, U of M Center for Spirituality & Healing, and several business start-ups. Through these experiences Stone has developed a healthy scepticism of politicians, public relations practitioners, and media organizations that put profit before truth. She considers experts—often unsung heroes among government or corporate staff, scientific researchers and passionate activists—who speak truthfully and knowingly about an issue to be top sources.
Along with medical trade press, Stone’s writing can be found in alternative media including CounterPunch, the BlackCommentator, ElectronicIraq, TruthOut, and OhMyNews, among others. She is a volunteer editor at OpEdNews. Stone maintains a portfolio of science and health writing at kathystone.squarespace.com and is the publisher and editor of Flesh and Stone.
Local clinic honors World AIDS Day with free HIV tests
The Family Tree Clinic in St. Paul’s Merriam Park neighborhood is offering free rapid HIV tests Mon. Dec. 1, in collaboration with World AIDS Day.
The screening test looks for the presence of HIV antibodies. If HIV antibodies are detected, a Western Blot test is used to confirm the results.
Barbara Peterson, a Family Tree clinician, said if an individual’s tests come back positive, the clinic will help the individual line up primary care, social workers, and insurance. MORE »
‘Restore’ event explores holistic health
Ruth Ann Plourde suddenly interrupted the workshop as her class was trying to recreate the graceful but agonizingly slow T’ai Chi forms she’d taught moments before. “How’s the monkey chatter now?” she asked, in reference to humans’ normally racing thoughts. “Are you feeling in the present?” MORE »
Wellstone legacy: Mental health parity bill signed into law
The Paul Wellstone-Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 was added to the financial bailout package, passed, and promptly signed into law last week. The mental health parity legislation was added to the $700 billion bailout package to win support after the House rejected the bailout earlier in the week. The law requires health insurers to provide benefits, co-payments and treatments for mental health services and substance abuse disorders equal to traditional medical coverage. MORE »
McCain Care could be a hard sell to Minnesotans concerned about health care costs
James Kvaal, a senior fellow at the Washington, DC-based Center for American Progress was in St. Paul yesterday to issue a warning about Sen. John McCain’s “radical” plan for health care. Kvall was one of five Center staff members who are fanned out across the nation to outline the plan, which has received little national attention. MORE »
Veterans For Peace convention explores military suicide "epidemic"
Penny Coleman wishes people would stop thinking of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in combat veterans as a mental disorder. “It’s not a disorder, it’s an injury,” says Coleman flatly. MORE »
