Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"October 09, 2026 3 min read Add topic to email alerts Receive an email when new articles are posted on Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . ” data-action=subscribe> Subscribe We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact customerservice@slackinc.com. Back to Healio Key takeaways: Media tools such as television or podcasts can help physicians communicate important messages about health and science. Carving out your day in advance can help to balance a career in medicine and journalism. NEW YORK \u2014 Now more than ever, perspectives from people working in healthcare are needed outside of the clinic, according to a speaker at the 2026 Women in Nephrology Leadership Conference. \u201cWe need healthcare voices,\u201d Tara Narula, MD, professor of cardiology at Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra\/Northwell, said during a fireside chat. \u201cWe need people who have the training and the background to communicate the science appropriately.\u201d Narula is also chief medical correspondent for ABC News and a physician author. She touts the mediums of television and other media platforms for their potential to educate people in an engaging manner. \u201cI love television because it\u2019s visual,\u201d Narula told Healio. \u201cAll forms of media are important, but to me personally, what always would draw me in as a viewer was watching someone tell an emotional story or somebody speaking passionately about a topic. It\u2019s different from print.\u201d Journey without certainty Narula has been in the field of medical journalism for nearly 15 years, but the road to appearing on television was not direct, she said, adding that when she was in medical school, opportunities in the field simply did not exist. \u201cI said to my friends early on that I wanted to be like Sanjay Gupta who, 26 years ago, was the only person who did medical journalism at the time,\u201d Narula said during the fireside chat. \u201cAnd of course, my medical school friends thought I was crazy.\u201d Eventually, when in the last year of her fellowship in cardiology at NewYork-Presbyterian\/Weill Cornell Medical Center, Narula took the opportunity to email all the major news outlets in the area for a chance to intern and learn about the inner workings of television news. After receiving no response from most outlets, Narula heard from NBC Nightly News and eventually spent a year as an intern at NBC with the medical news unit. \u201cI have always believed from early on that there\u2019s real value to medical journalism: It\u2019s public health, it\u2019s education, it\u2019s health literacy,\u201d Narula said. \u201cNavigating a path in the world of medical media was a lot of knocking on doors and pushing to get to where I am today.\u201d Physicians in journalism For physicians using any media platform, ensuring information is easy to understand and accessible is important for empowering people, Narula said. \u201cIt was always important for me to do in journalism what we do every single day in our office,\u201d Narula said during the fireside chat. \u201cThere\u2019s no difference in how I try to communicate on television with how I try to communicate with my patients.\u201d Being nervous the first time appearing on camera is a common feeling, according to Narula. \u201cEverybody\u2019s nervous when they\u2019re on camera the first time,\u201d she told Healio. \u201cI always tell people to just think as if you were in your living room or with your friend and sort of forget that the cameras are there. That kind of helps you relax.\u201d The most challenging aspect of delivering health information to a public audience is sticking to the facts and remaining unbiased, Narula said. \u201cA lot of times we have our own opinions about what we think is right or wrong,\u201d she said during the fireside chat. \u201cIt\u2019s better to just give the facts and let people make their own decision.\u201d As for balancing two full-time careers with family life, \u201cyou\u2019re not going to be 100% at everything,\u201d Narula said. However, she said, carving out each part of her day can be helpful for separating work from home life. \u201cI don\u2019t find out what I\u2019m talking about [on television] until the day before,\u201d Narula said. \u201cI … end my office day in terms of seeing patients at 4 o\u2019clock instead of 5 o\u2019clock because I want an hour in my office to do my research so that I don\u2019t have to go home and take time away from my kids at dinner.\u201d Overall, Narula told Healio that all physicians should think about using media platforms to share health information. \u201cPhysicians need to be the ones communicating the understanding and messaging behind science, especially at this point in time in this country,\u201d she said. \u201cWhatever you\u2019re doing, whether it\u2019s research or public health messaging, using media just gets you out there.\u201d For more information: Tara Narula, MD, can be reached at nephrology@healio.com. Published by: Sources\/Disclosures Source: Narula T. A fireside chat with Dr. Tara Narula. Presented at: Women in Nephrology Leadership Conference; Sept. 25-26, 2026; New York. Disclosures: Narula reports no relevant financial disclosures. Ask a clinical question and tap into Healio AI’s knowledge base. PubMed, enrolling\/recruiting trials, guidelines Clinical Guidance, Healio CME, FDA news Healio’s exclusive daily news coverage of clinical data Learn more Add topic to email alerts Receive an email when new articles are posted on Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . ” data-action=subscribe> Subscribe We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact customerservice@slackinc.com. 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