I am a science freelancer focusing on science and medicine. I have contributed to NPR, Chemistry & Biology (Cell Press), Nature Biotechnology, Science, the Lancet, and Bio-IT World.

I started writing about innovation in biotechnology and public health several years ago because I wanted to describe the changes I saw happening around me in technology and medical research.  I gravitated to healthcare issues because I also wanted to provide more dimensionality to my stories and show the costs and benefits of innovation in everyday life. 

Articles

I thought it was just stress, until it broke my heart

That Friday, I was dizzy and sick to my stomach with what felt like food poisoning, only sometimes my chest throbbed. I declined my husband's offer of a ride to the emergency room because I had to prepare for a crucial school meeting on Monday....

Ethnic disparities in cancer survivorship

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