Noelle Lake, MD

Noelle Lake MD is a medical writer with over 20 years of writing experience. She holds a Bachelors of Science in Microbiology, an MD from the University of Alabama School of Medicine, and has trained in Pediatrics and Pediatric Infectious Diseases at Vanderbilt University in Nashville Tennessee. She has written across a range of therapeutic areas—from ophthalmology to wellness to women’s health. 

Currently, Dr. Lake is focused on creating promotional and med-ed (CME and CE) pieces under the category of infectious diseases, including but not limited to disease pathogenesis, vaccine development, antibiotic mechanisms of action (MOA) and resistance, transplant-related immunosuppression, emerging pathogens, medical technology, policy, and quality of life. Her best writing distills complex scientific information into succinct readable narratives for physician and industry audiences. 

Pharma’s Almanac 2020 Q4 page 34 •

How COVID-19 Is Reshaping Vaccine Development: Innovation in Vaccine Technologies and Partnerships

The challenge of developing a vaccine against the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus for widespread distribution in a fraction of the time typically required is completely unprecedented and logistically daunting. Pharmaceutical companies are stepping up their game — weeding out inefficiencies, doubling laboratory shifts, and reshuffling development stages or even running some processes in parallel.
The Ocular Surface •

Improving Diagnosis and Outcomes of Sjögren’s Disease through Targeting Dry Eye Patients: A Continuing Medical Education Enduring Material

In the following pages, we review our current under- standing of dry eye disease (DED), including its relationship to Sjögren’s disease. We discuss the methods available to di- agnose DED and some of the diagnostic challenges that eyecare practitioners face. Because Sjögren’s disease repre- sents a significant but often overlooked subset of DED patients, we offer a protocol for selecting those who should be identified for additional testing as potential Sjögren’s disease patients. Finally, we offer an approach to management of Sjögren’s disease patients and describe resources available to them.
Global Advances in Health and Medicine •

Integrative Health Coach Training: A Model for Shifting the Paradigm Toward Patient-centricity and Meeting New National Prevention Goals

By supporting and enabling individuals in making major lifestyle changes for the improvement of their health, Integrative Health Coaching (IHC) carries the potential to reduce rates and morbidity of chronic disease and impact myriad aspects of healthcare and is aligned well with the tenets and goals of recently sanctioned federal healthcare reform.

Full text available on Pubmed: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3833534/
Alcon commissioned •

Nutritional Supplementation and Ocular Health: A Compendium

Diets high in fruits, vegetables, whole grains, legumes, and fish—and rich in antioxidant vitamins, carotenoids, omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids, and other nutrients—have been associated with reduced rates of cardiovascular and neurodegenerative disease, cancer, AMD, and cataracts. Micronutrients may synergistically protect cells against damage from oxidative stress and inflammation.

In the field of ophthalmology, observational studies have shown that individuals who report diets rich in certain nutrients experience lower rates of cataracts and AMD across a range of populations.