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Shelby L.

Medical Writer & Health Content Specialist 15+ Years Experience

Health content has two important jobs...to be accurate AND make sense to the person reading it. That's where I come in. I spent 26 years as a Registered Pharmacy Technician, explaining insulin pens, blood glucose meters, and "why do I take this one with food?" to real patients every single day. Now I bring that same gift for making health information clear, human, and trustworthy to my writing. Over the past 15 years, I've created content for pharmaceutical companies like AstraZeneca, GlaxoSmithKline, Lundbeck, and CSL Behring, plus physician practices, wellness clinics, and health brands. I've also written front-page editorials for two Canadian health and fitness magazines, and yes, I've even competed in two regional bodybuilding competitions, so I know the fitness world from the inside too. WHAT I WRITE • Medical articles and patient education materials • Diabetes and chronic condition content • Health, fitness, nutrition, and supplement blog posts • White papers, e-books, and HCP-facing content • Website copy, landing pages, and newsletters WHY CLIENTS WORK WITH ME • Clinical accuracy. I can read a clinical study and clearly explain it without dumbing down the science. • Diabetes expertise. I've completed Diabetes Educator training, and it's a topic I genuinely love. • Content that ranks. With a Sales and Marketing degree and hands-on experience with Ubersuggest, Google Search Console, and Analytics, I write for Google and AI-powered search. • A picky eye for detail. I hold a diploma in editing from the University of Waterloo. Every piece is researched, fact-checked, and written in my own voice. Whether you need patient materials that a doctor or pharmacist would approve of or a fitness blog that gets readers off the couch, I'd love to hear about your project. Send me a message with your topic and audience, and I'll share how I'd approach it!

🇨🇦Whitby, Canada$50/hr100% JSS4.97 (29)Since Jul 2016

Earnings and projects

MRR
$174

Last 6 months ÷ 6

World#118,101 / 412k
🇨🇦Country#1,731 / 7,133
Revenue, last 30 days
$754

Last 6 months: $1k

World#51,599 / 412k
🇨🇦Country#734 / 7,133
Total earnings
$84k

Billed in all: $88k

World#47,082 / 412k
🇨🇦Country#1,009 / 7,133
Per project
$1.4k

$174 in the last 6 months

World#101,646 / 412k
🇨🇦Country#1,841 / 7,133
Projects, last 6 months
6
83% fixed17% hourly
World#34,405 / 412k
🇨🇦Country#533 / 7,133
Projects in all
62

Across 64 contracts

69% fixed31% hourly
World#48,997 / 412k
🇨🇦Country#920 / 7,133

Earnings, last 30 days

$88.4k+$754 earned in the last 30 daysBilled in all, before Upwork's fee · drag across the chart to see what was earned in any stretch
$87.5k$88.0k$88.5kOct 8Oct 23Nov 7

Skill rankings: Top 16% in Article

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