Creator of High-Quality Medical Content
Welcome to Better Health Writing!
I’m Laura Semko. I help healthcare organizations and companies better reach their audiences with accurate, thoughtful, and well-researched medical content—digital and print. Learn more about my experience and background, as well as how I can help you with your content needs. Take a peek at my past work. And scroll down to read testimonials from clients and colleagues who I have worked with over the years.
What people are saying about Laura…
Masterful Medical Writer
I had the privilege of working with Laura on the Content team at Krames WebMD Ignite. I worked alongside her as she wrote and I clinically reviewed her patient education. Laura is a masterful medical writer who is able to translate complex medical concepts into actionable, understandable patient education. She captures the key concepts so a person understands the next steps along their healthcare journey. Laura is smart, collegial, approachable, and professional. She is a trusted and valuable team member!
Renée Watson, MSN-NLH, RN
Senior Clinical Manager Clinical Content Team at WebMD Ignite
Reliable and Thoughtful
I worked with Laura for more than a decade, developing health and wellness content for marketing and patient education purposes. Laura demonstrated deftness and skill at both client relationship management and editing/writing. She worked with prominent hospitals and health plans on content marketing strategies and tactics to acquire patients and communicate with members. She also wrote educational articles, handouts, and video scripts on a variety of medical topics, used by major providers across the country to educate their patients and influence health outcomes. She is highly skilled in writing for health literacy, explaining complex topics in a simple, clear, and appealing way. No matter the project, I found Laura to be reliable, thoughtful, and always focused on the patient and their experience.
Amy VanStee
Content Strategist and Editorial Leader
Empathy and Compassion
I had the pleasure of working with Laura at WebMD Ignite and now at CHESS Health. At CHESS, she has taken on the important task of creating educational content for families of individuals with substance use disorders. Laura has an outstanding ability to simplify complex and challenging concepts, turning them into clear, accessible, and actionable content. She does this while maintaining a tone of empathy and compassion that resonates with this audience.
Meg Miller
Strategic Marketing Executive
Better Health Writing 