Tori Rodriguez, MA, LPC, AHC

Contributing Writer

Tori Rodriguez, MA, LPC, AHC, is an Atlanta-based journalist, licensed psychotherapist, and Ayurvedic health coach, creator of the body-positive wellness company Bettie Page Fitness, and author of 2 books – The Little Book of Bettie: Taking a Page from the Queen of Pinups and Bettie Page: The Lost Years. She holds a BS in psychology from Georgia State University and an MA in counseling psychology from the Georgia School of Professional Psychology. Tori has also managed a medical practice and was instrumental in developing Georgia’s multispecialty telemedicine program. Photograph courtesy of Brooklyn Brat Images.

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Obstructive Sleep Apnea-OSA

Is There a Clinical Role for Sleep Apnea Apps?

Tori Rodriguez, MA, LPC, AHC

April 1, 2022

Apps for detecting sleep apnea are increasingly popular, but are they effective — and is the data they generate relevant for clinicians?

General Pulmonology

Critical Care Burnout: Systemic Changes Needed, Not Just Self Care

Tori Rodriguez, MA, LPC, AHC

March 25, 2022

Dr Seppo T. Rinne, lead author of a September 2021 study on burnout among critical care providers, discusses the pandemic, systemic causes of burnout, and what can be done.

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Critical Care

Expert Roundtable: Update on Drugs to Treat Moderate to Severe COVID-19

Tori Rodriguez, MA, LPC, AHC

March 11, 2022

What are the most effective pharmacologic therapies recommended for treating patients with moderate to severe COVID-19? Drs Sarina Sahetya of Johns Hopkins University, Matthew Exline of Ohio State University, and Minjoung Go of Stanford University offer their perspectives.

General Medicine

The Gut Microbiome in Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities

Tori Rodriguez, MA, LPC, AHC

February 18, 2022

Experts discuss the role of the gut microbiome in health inequities and offer suggestions for improving these disparities within research and policy.

General Medicine

Rare Cases of Myocarditis in Adolescents, Young Adults After COVID-19 Vaccination

Tori Rodriguez, MA, LPC, AHC

February 10, 2022

Elizabeth Profita, MD, and Gerard J. Boyle, MD, FACC, discuss myocarditis in younger populations and how pediatric cardiologists should respond with treatment.

General Pulmonology

Pulmonologist Burnout and the Pandemic: Realities and Coping Strategies

Tori Rodriguez, MA, LPC, AHC

February 4, 2022

COVID-19 has further fueled widespread burnout among pulmonologists. David Hill, MD, an American Lung Association medical spokesperson, offers perspective.

Lung Infection

Myocarditis in Athletes After COVID-19 Infection

Tori Rodriguez, MA, LPC, AHC

August 18, 2021

A significant number of cases of post-COVID-19 myocarditis have been reported.

Practice Management

Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Adolescent Mental Health

Tori Rodriguez, MA, LPC, AHC

May 21, 2021

Even before the COVID-19 pandemic began, concerning mental health trends and major treatment gaps were noted among adolescents. We spoke with Cécile Rousseau, MD, researcher, psychiatrist, and professor in the division of social and transcultural psychiatry at McGill University in Montreal, Canada about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on adolescent mental health.

General Pulmonology

Addressing Pulmonary Care Among Transgender Patients: Improvement, Research Needed

Tori Rodriguez, MA, LPC, AHC

April 23, 2021

Higher rates of smoking, lower rates of lung cancer screening, and more diagnoses of asthma and COPD have been seen in transgender vs cisgender individuals.

ASCVD CHD Risk Familial Hypercholesterolemia

Lung Infection

Managing the Interplay of Familial Hypercholesterolemia and COVID-19

Tori Rodriguez, MA, LPC, AHC

April 16, 2021

About 90% of those with familial hypercholesterolemia have not been diagnosed or treated for it, leaving them more vulnerable for COVID-19 infection and its complications.

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