Cheryl Alkon

Need a writer who can create great content on all things health? That’s me. I write and edit medical, healthcare, technology & business content. Email me for clear, accurate & compelling stories that connect with readers: calkon@gmail.com

I have particular experience in diabetes, cancer, women’s health, reproductive health, otolaryngology, arthritis, Gaucher disease, electronic medical records (EMR), electronic health records (EHR), telehealth, telemedicine, and other topics relevant to patients, caregivers, and physicians.

As a seasoned freelancer, my work has been published in multiple outlets. They include legacy media such as the New York Times, USA Today, the Boston Globe, the Boston Globe Magazine, Boston Magazine, Good Housekeeping, In Pickleball, More, Weight Watchers magazine, Woman’s Day, Glamour, and other titles. My online stories have appeared in EverydayHealth.com, diaTribe.org, Parents.com, Yahoo.com, Sharecare, The Paper Gown, SingleCare.com, Healthgrades.com, and elsewhere.

I’ve also written for a variety of B2B medical trade publications, including Infectious Disease Special Edition, Endocrine News, published by The Endocrine Society, Quest and MDA Monthly Report, published by the Muscular Dystrophy Association, ENTtoday, published by The American Laryngological, Rhinological and Otological Society, Dateline Federation, published by the Hemophilia Federation of America, and others.

My work profiling patients and physicians in hospital publications has appeared in Northwell Connections (New York’s Northwell Health), HealthU (New Jersey’s Hackensack Meridian Health), Mount Sinai Science & Medicine, the magazine of the Mount Sinai Health System, and in Well Aware and Well Aware Kids, New Jersey’s Atlantic Health Medical Center).

My content marketing work has been created for brands including Point32Health, Office Depot, Johnson & Johnson, Bank of the West, and others.

I’m also the author of the book Balancing Pregnancy With Pre-Existing Diabetes: Healthy Mom, Healthy Baby.