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Biotech and Healthcare
2) Registered dietitians needed for information on chips (Lose It!)
Business and Finance
4) Seeking personal finance/debt experts for U.S. holiday debt study (ConsumerAffairs)
5) How Do You Stress-Test A Balance Transfer Payment? (CuraDebt)
6) Lululemon (The Wall Street Journal)
General
7) Woman who used essential oil therapy to improve health (Woman's World)
Lifestyle and Fitness
Travel
10) How to get a refund faster (Forbes)
****************************1) SUMMARY: Need to interview people who understand how medical boards find out about physician arrests and other issues, such as complaints, malpractice payouts, and employer actions.
CATEGORY: Biotech and Healthcare
NAME: Diane Faulkner
EMAIL: diane@dianefaulkner.com
MUCK RACK URL:
MEDIA OUTLET: Medscape
MEDIA WEBSITE: https://www.medscape.com
DEADLINE DATE: 2026-11-13
DEADLINE TIME: 9:00 pm
TIME ZONE: Eastern Standard Time
QUERY: This week I’m working on a story about how medical boards find out about physician arrests and other issues, such as complaints, malpractice payouts, and employer actions.
I’m looking to connect with people who understand how this information reaches state medical boards and what happens once it does. That includes current or former medical board members or staff, attorneys who work on medical licensing or physician defense matters, and physicians who have been through a board review or have firsthand experience with how these situations get reported.
Physicians can remain anonymous in the article. However, I will need their contact information so our fact-checkers can verify details.
Topics I’m looking to cover:
How medical boards learn about physician arrests
How patient complaints reach medical boards
How malpractice payouts get reported to boards
How employer actions, such as hospital discipline or termination, get reported to boards
Recommended experts:
Current or former state medical board members
Medical board staff, investigators, or administrators
Medical licensing attorneys
Physician defense attorneys
Healthcare or medical malpractice attorneys
Physicians with firsthand experience with medical board reporting or review (anonymity available)
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2) SUMMARY: Registered dietitians needed for information on chips
CATEGORY: Biotech and Healthcare
NAME: Taneia Surles
EMAIL: taneia@contentbytaneia.com
MUCK RACK URL: https:// https://muckrack.com
MEDIA OUTLET: Lose It!
MEDIA WEBSITE: https://www.loseit.com/
DEADLINE DATE: 2026-11-17
DEADLINE TIME: 5:00 pm
TIME ZONE: Eastern Standard Time
QUERY: Hello! I’m looking for registered dietitians to provide information on chips for an article for Lose It!
** Expert quotes that include first-person anecdotes will be prioritized! **
Examples:
“ADHD is not about motivation, it’s about brain chemistry differences that make it hard to stay focused and initiate and complete tasks,” explains Melissa Orlov, author of The ADHD Effect on Marriage. “Those with ADHD are some of the hardest workers I’ve seen—they have to constantly work hard to keep ADHD symptoms from getting in their way. It’s just that a lot of that work goes on inside their heads, where it is invisible to others around them.”
“For this reason, this is a conversation that each person should have with their mental health or medical provider,” Woods says. “Generally, I work with patients on lessening the use of caffeine when I prescribe Vyvanse.”
Here are the questions:
***No AI-generated responses, please. AI-generated responses will be flagged and reported, not used.***
1. What advice would you give to someone who loves chips but is trying to choose healthy options?
2. What chips give you the most for your calorie buck?
3. What would your suggestions be for the best low-cal/higher volume potato chips?
4. What would your suggestions be for the best low-cal/higher volume tortilla chips?
5. What would your suggestions be for the best low-cal/higher volume nacho chips?
6. Anything else you'd like to share?
Please share your title, link, and location.
Please be aware that your title and link may be adjusted during the editing process.
Thanks!
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3) SUMMARY: Senior care community staff to discuss how they create community outreach programs
CATEGORY: Biotech and Healthcare
NAME: Paige Cerulli
EMAIL: paigecerulli@gmail.com
MUCK RACK URL: https://muckrack.com
MEDIA OUTLET: i Advance Senior Care
MEDIA WEBSITE: https://iadvanceseniorcare.com
DEADLINE DATE: 2026-11-18
DEADLINE TIME: 5:00 pm
TIME ZONE: Eastern Standard Time
QUERY: I’m seeking senior care community staff to discuss how they create community outreach programs that generate meaningful referrals. This is for an article for I Advance Senior Care, and my questions are below:
What types of community outreach programs have you found most effective for generating referrals to your community, and what makes these programs successful? Which referral sources have you found to be most helpful?
How can senior care communities identify the local organizations, businesses, and professionals most likely to refer prospective residents?
How can communities determine whether to invest their outreach efforts in professional networking, educational seminars, community events, support groups, or other activities?
What steps can outreach coordinators take to build meaningful, long-term relationships with healthcare professionals and other referral partners rather than simply asking for referrals?
What key performance indicators should marketing and outreach teams use to evaluate the return on investment of community outreach initiatives?
How can smaller senior care communities with limited marketing budgets develop effective outreach programs without competing directly with larger organizations that have more resources?
What are some common outreach mistakes that prevent senior care communities from developing productive referral relationships or converting referrals into prospective residents?
What advice would you give senior care communities looking to develop an outreach strategy that consistently generates referrals while strengthening their reputation as a trusted local resource?
Emailed responses are welcome, or I’m happy to speak by phone. To meet my deadline, I’ll need to complete interviews by the end of the day on Wednesday, November 18th. Thank you so much for your time!
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4) SUMMARY: Seeking personal finance/debt experts for U.S. holiday debt study
CATEGORY: Business and Finance
NAME: Sharon Wu
EMAIL: sharewritesllc@gmail.com
MUCK RACK URL: https://muckrack.com
MEDIA OUTLET: ConsumerAffairs
MEDIA WEBSITE: https://www.consumeraffairs.com/
DEADLINE DATE: 2026-11-11
DEADLINE TIME: 11:00 pm
TIME ZONE: Pacific Standard Time
QUERY: I’m writing a data-driven story for ConsumerAffairs on holiday debt in the U.S., including how shoppers pay for the season and how they can avoid carrying debt into the new year.
Looking for these qualified U.S.-based experts who can provide insightful written responses to a few questions (more detailed answers to a couple in your wheelhouse will be more helpful than surface-level ones to all):
- Certified financial planners/personal finance experts
- Credit counselors/debt management experts
- Consumer credit experts
- BNPL/consumer finance researchers
1) Two households can face the same holiday gift list and end up in very different places. What factors determine whether the season is manageable or leads to debt?
2) Besides the size of a credit card balance, what else should people look at to judge how well-positioned they are going into the holidays?
3) Why do some shoppers lean on buy now, pay later more than credit cards during the holidays, and what should they watch out for?
4) How should shoppers set a holiday budget they can cover with cash on hand, and what’s a realistic timeline for paying off anything that does go on a card?
5) Buy now, pay later can feel like it isn’t “real” debt. How can shoppers keep track of multiple plans and due dates so payments don’t stack up in January?
6) Why does keeping credit card balances low relative to credit limits matter, and what happens to a credit score when a payment goes 90 days past due?
7) What options do people have if they’re already carrying debt into the holiday season, and when should they consider help like nonprofit credit counseling or a debt management plan?
8) What can people start doing now so next year’s holiday spending doesn’t land on a credit card?
Finally, please provide:
1) source’s role/title, LinkedIn profile, company website, and company descriptor
2) source’s email
IMPORTANT: NO AI responses, or responses you’ve already submitted elsewhere. Please answer in complete sentences, since I’ll quote responses directly.
Given the volume of source requests I send out, I can’t respond to check-ins. Rest assured that if your response is a strong fit, I’ll use it. I also don’t have visibility into publish dates once a piece is with editorial, so I can’t provide those either. Thanks so much for understanding!
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5) SUMMARY: How Do You Stress-Test A Balance Transfer Payment?
CATEGORY: Business and Finance
NAME: Eric Pemper
EMAIL: ericm@curadebt.com
MUCK RACK URL:
MEDIA OUTLET: CuraDebt
MEDIA WEBSITE: https://www.curadebt.com/
DEADLINE DATE: 2026-11-11
DEADLINE TIME: 5:00 pm
TIME ZONE: Eastern Standard Time
QUERY: I’m looking for a current U.S. CFP or AFC with direct experience helping households plan credit-card payoffs, for CuraDebt’s Balance Transfer Calculator guide: https://www.curadebt.com.
What one check would you use to tell whether a borrower’s planned monthly payment is realistic enough to clear a transferred balance before the introductory rate ends, after accounting for the transfer fee? Give 4–7 educational sentences and one brief, clearly hypothetical example of what you would do if the plan only works in an unusually good month. Please do not name or recommend an issuer or include client details.
Name, credential, role and official profile URL:
Original human-written answer (no AI-generated copy):
Permission for CuraDebt to publish with attribution and light edits for clarity: yes/no
Relevant material relationships (including card issuers, affiliate or debt-service relationships), or none to disclose:
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CATEGORY: Business and Finance
NAME: Suzanne Kapner
EMAIL: suzanne.kapner@wsj.com
MUCK RACK URL: https://www.muckrack.com
MEDIA OUTLET: The Wall Street Journal
MEDIA WEBSITE: https://wsj.com
DEADLINE DATE: 2026-11-12
DEADLINE TIME: 9:00 am
TIME ZONE: Eastern Standard Time
QUERY: I'd like to talk to people about Lululemon Athletica. What do they think of the brand? Is it still cool or has it lost its way? Ideally, I'm looking to speak to people who shop there or used to shop there.
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7) SUMMARY: Woman who used essential oil therapy to improve health
CATEGORY: General
NAME: Gina Roberts-Grey
EMAIL: authormom517@msn.com
MUCK RACK URL: https://muckrack.com
MEDIA OUTLET: Woman's World
MEDIA WEBSITE: https://www.womansworld.com
DEADLINE DATE: 2026-11-11
DEADLINE TIME: 11:30 am
TIME ZONE: Eastern Standard Time
QUERY: For a national women's magazine: I'm looking for women age 40 or older who used any type of essential oil therapy to improve any aspect of her health.
MUST BE WILLING TO HAVE SELF-PROVIDED PHOTO RUN IN THE ARTICLE.
When responding, please include:
Name
Age
City/State
Brief synopsis of why/how you used essential oil therapy
What was the diagnosis (if applicable) that lead to using the essential oil.
How are you feeling now.
Thank you!
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8) SUMMARY: Looking for deck experts or contractors to provide a list of bad habits people make that ruin their deck
CATEGORY: General
NAME: Sandi Schwartz
EMAIL: sandi@sandischwartz.com
MUCK RACK URL: https://www.muckrack.com
MEDIA OUTLET: BobVila.com
MEDIA WEBSITE: https://www.bobvila.com
DEADLINE DATE: 2026-11-11
DEADLINE TIME: 3:00 pm
TIME ZONE: Eastern Standard Time
QUERY: Please provide some mistakes/bad habits that homeowners don’t realize can damage their wood deck. Explain the mistake, why it is a problem, and what should be done instead.
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9) SUMMARY: Seeking Fitness & Wellness Products for New Year 2027 Editorial Features For Female Founders
CATEGORY: Lifestyle and Fitness
NAME: Kristin Marquet
EMAIL: kristin@femfounder.co
MUCK RACK URL: https://muckrack.com
MEDIA OUTLET: FemFounder
MEDIA WEBSITE: https://www.femfounder.co
DEADLINE DATE: 2026-11-16
DEADLINE TIME: 12:00 am
TIME ZONE: Eastern Standard Time
QUERY: We're seeking innovative fitness, activewear, recovery, and wellness brands for an upcoming editorial feature focused on refreshing fitness routines for 2027.
We're especially interested in products that make movement more enjoyable, convenient, and sustainable, whether readers prefer Pilates, strength training, walking, at-home workouts, or studio fitness.
Products of interest include:
- Stylish, functional activewear and accessories
- Pilates, yoga, and at-home fitness equipment
- Recovery and muscle-care products
- Fitness technology and wearable accessories
- Wellness essentials that support an active lifestyle
- Innovative products designed for busy women female founders
Product samples must be available for editorial consideration, testing, and original photography.
Brands and publicists should submit the product name, a brief description, retail price, website link, high-resolution images, and sample availability.
Selected products may be considered for FemFounder's New Year fitness and wellness coverage. Samples don't guarantee inclusion.
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10) SUMMARY: How to get a refund faster
CATEGORY: Travel
NAME: Christopher Elliott
EMAIL: elliottcj@gmail.com
MUCK RACK URL: https://muckrack.com
MEDIA OUTLET: Forbes
MEDIA WEBSITE: https://www.forbes.com
DEADLINE DATE: 2026-11-11
DEADLINE TIME: 5:00 pm
TIME ZONE: Eastern Standard Time
QUERY: A company can approve your refund and still take weeks or months to send the money. Sometimes the money never arrives. I’m researching a story about how consumers can speed up a refund, from airline tickets to online orders.
I’d love to hear from you if you waited too long for a refund. How long did it take? What finally got the money moving? Did a credit card dispute or a complaint to a regulator make the difference?
I also want to hear from consumer advocates, attorneys, payment experts and former customer service employees. Why do some refunds stall after a company approves them? When should a customer dispute the charge with a card issuer instead of waiting? What wording or documentation gets a refund processed faster?
Please read this before answering. I’d be very grateful if you could send an initial response to my questions by email (elliottcj@gmail.com). Please do not respond with a note that says you would like to be considered for this story or want to set up a phone interview with a source. I'm happy to consider you for this story. I've included all of my questions in this query. Please take a minute to briefly answer them. Kindly do not cut-and-paste answers from previously published materials, such as press releases or blog posts. Do not use an AI to generate a response. If a phone interview is necessary, I will follow up right away. Be sure to include your full name and a jargon-free, brief (two- to three-word) description of your company or affiliation as you would like it to appear in the article. I will do my absolute best to acknowledge that I received your pitch and will make every effort to let you know when the story appears. No travel bloggers, SEO/GEO specialists, personal injury attorneys, contractors and influencers, please. I can't guarantee a link back to your website or business and I am unable to respond to requests for a link. More information: https://www.elliott.org
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