Portfolio

Here are some of my favorite stories:

Vox The secret lives of baby teeth
Medscape Psychiatric Genomics Has a Diversity Problem
Forbes Delirium Is Common in Covid-19 ICU Patients, But It Can Be Prevented
Operation Outbreak Shows What To Expect In A Pandemic
Knowable New antifungal medications sorely needed
Protecting great apes from the unknown effects of Covid-19
Scientific American A Monday Is a Tuesday Is a Sunday as COVID-19 Disrupts Internal Clocks
Gizmodo How the Ecosystems in Our Guts Could Be Linked to Brain Disorders
Why is Courtroom Science So Unscientific?

Journalism

Science News
How meningitis-causing bacteria invade the brain
A blood test may help predict recovery from traumatic brain injury
Mild zaps to the brain can boost a pain-relieving placebo effect

Nautilus
Neuroscience Has a Race Problem
Under Anesthesia, Where Do Our Minds Go?

Vox
The secret lives of baby teeth

Knowable
New antifungal medications sorely needed
Protecting great apes from the unknown effects of Covid-19

Eos
Neighborhoods Are Feeling the Heat of Climate Change
Using Satellite Data to Map Air Pollution and Improve Health
The Influence of Tidal Forces Extends to the Arctic’s Deep Sea
Saving Lives by Predicting Dust Storms
How Infrastructure Standards Miss the Mark on Snowmelt
Full Eos portfolio here

Gizmodo
How the Ecosystems in Our Guts Could Be Linked to Brain Disorders
Trauma Disrupts Children’s Brains—but Researchers Are Finding New Ways to Help Them Heal
Why is Courtroom Science So Unscientific?
Air Pollution Gets Into Your Brain, and Scientists Want to Know What It’s Doing to You

Medscape
Psychiatric Genomics Has a Diversity Problem
Rhythm and Blues: Using Heart Rate to Diagnose Depression

Forbes
Covid-19 Can Linger In The Brain: Covid Recovery Clinics Can Help
Researchers Are Tracking Covid-19’s Long-Term Effects On Brain Health
Delirium Is Common in Covid-19 ICU Patients, But It Can Be Prevented
How Covid-19 Challenged Behavioral Health Services
How An Indonesian Healthcare Clinic Is Fighting Climate Change
Biomarkers For PTSD And Depression Could Mean Personalized Treatment For Patients
The Bradykinin Hypothesis: What It Is And What It Can Tell Us
Systemic Racism Leads To Disparities In Nursing Home Covid-19 Cases, Deaths
Operation Outbreak Shows What To Expect In A Pandemic
Full Forbes portfolio here

Stacker
Tracking COVID-19 hospitalization in every state
States with the populations most vulnerable to COVID-19
States with the most rainfall in 2019
Cities with the most rainfall in 2019
Fastest-warming cities in the U.S.

BrainFacts
Children May Experience ‘Social Cravings’ From Prolonged Isolation
How Poverty Shapes A Child’s Mind and Brain

HealthyWomen
Living With Chronic Overlapping Pain Conditions

Scientific American
A Monday Is a Tuesday Is a Sunday as COVID-19 Disrupts Internal Clocks

Filter
How Helpful—Or Harmful—Are Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs?

Public Health Post
Databyte
2017 Gun Violence in Boston
Research
What E-Cigarettes Mean For Teens
Profile
Shari Rudavsky

Institutional Writing/Brand Journalism

Stanford Medicine
Researchers may have found a new path for halting cancer cell production

MathWorks
Combining Artificial Intelligence and Footwear Improves Diabetes Treatment
Machine Learning Helps Bring Critical Cancer Screening to Rural India
Energy Storage for a Renewable-Powered World
AI Unveils the Secrets of Ancient Artifacts
Reconnecting the Brain After Paralysis Using Machine Learning

Council for the Advancement of Science Writing
Science, activism and domestic violence: A Nicaraguan Story

Yale School of Medicine
Features
Yale and the West Haven VA’s “H-PACT”
A Heroic Contribution to Medicine
Profile
Of worms and a special love of home
News
At Yale’s First HIV/AIDS Symposium, Memories of a Mysterious Epidemic
Conveying Scientific Knowledge by Telling Stories
Cancer Disparities Firewall aims to provide knowledge, access to all
Striving For Excellence Instead Of Perfection