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Karen Weintraub
health/science
health/science
I am a freelance Health and Science journalist with 20 years experience at daily newspapers, including, most recently, five years as The Boston Globe's Deputy Health/Science Editor. I also teach journalism at Harvard Extension and Boston University, and I'm under contract for a book about autism.
<p>In November, we highlighted two freelance careers in health journalism. This week we have a first-person account of Karen Weintraub's freelance career.</p>
<p>Karen Weintraub, a former editor at The Boston Globe, offers tips for editing health and science stories — and deciding what <em>not </em>to cover.</p>