My Writing Portfolio
As a health and science journalist, I cover health, science, medicine, yoga and other topics for online and print publications. Below is a partial list of bylined articles arranged by date.
2019 Health and Science Writing
12/31/2019 – mindbodygreen – 6 Natural Ways To Support Healthy NAD+ Levels As You Age
12/27/2019 – mindbodygreen – Over 40 & Low Energy? The Promising Supplement That Could Help
12/18/2019 – Healthline – FDA Approves Low Nicotine Cigarette: Will It Help?
12/17/2019 – Healthline – First Long-Term Study of E-Cigs Finds Link to COPD Risk
12/12/2019 – Healthline – Experts Worry E-Cig Bans Could Backfire: Here’s Why
12/6/2019 – Healthline – Vigorous Exercise Can Greatly Reduce Your Risk of Cancer, Heart Disease
12/6/2019 – Healthline – What to Know About the Sushi Recall Affecting Trader Joe’s, 7-11
12/1/2019 – Healthline – FDA Issues Warning on Products That Contain Cannabidiol
11/27/2019 – The Local Scoop (Williamsburg, Virginia) – Independent Pharmacy at Forefront of CBD Trend
11/27/2019 – Science & Nonduality – Even Large Molecules Can Behave Like Waves
11/25/2019 – Healthline – 1 in 8 People with Heart Conditions Avoid or Ration Meds Due to Cost
11/21/2019 – Healthline – Vaping Lung Disease: Over 2,200 Cases Reported, Teen Gets ‘Popcorn Lung’
11/19/2019 – Healthline – What to Know About That Major Study on Stents and Heart Disease
11/15/2019 – Healthline – Not Just a Lung Problem: How E-Cigs May Affect Your Heart, Brain, and Blood Vessels
11/11/2019 – Healthline – Staying Active During Heart Attack Recovery Can Decrease Risk of Death by 30%
11/6/2019 – Healthline – People Are Getting Their STDs Diagnosed on Reddit
11/5/2019 – Healthline – 1 in 4 High School Students Are Using E-Cigs
10/30/2019 – Healthline – How to Pick the Right Healthcare Plan for You and Your Wallet
10/29/2019 – Healthline – Can Cannabis Help Your Mental Health? What We Know
10/23/2019 – Healthline – More Time on Screens Means More Soda, Sports Drinks for Teens
10/22/2019 – Science & Nonduality – Quarks: Basic Building Block or Quantum Illusion?
10/17/2019 – Healthline – Will E-Cigs Make You More Likely to Get the Cold and Flu?
10/14/2019 – Healthline – Massage and Music Therapy May Be Better Than Pills for Certain Dementia Symptoms
10/13/2019 – Healthline – E-Cig Vaping Led to Lung Cancer in Mice: What Does This Mean for Humans?
10/10/2019 – Healthline – How the President’s New Changes to Medicare May Affect Your Healthcare
10/7/2019 – Healthline – Cleaning with Bleach Can Release Harmful Airborne Particles
10/1/2019 – Healthline – Standard Autism Screening Is Missing a Lot of Kids
9/27/2019 – Healthline – Blood Pressure Medication Recall Continues — Here’s What You Need to Know
9/27/2019 – Healthline – Deadly Vaping Illnesses Linked to THC Products
9/27/2019 – Healthline – ‘Smart Tattoos’ Could Someday Monitor Your Vitals — No Batteries Required
9/22/2019 – Healthline – Cancer-Causing Menthol Is 1,600 Times Stronger in E-Cigs Than Traditional Cigarettes
9/22/2019 – Healthline – It’s TV, Not Instagram, That Can Hurt Students’ Grades
9/19/2019 – Healthline – Even ‘Safe’ Tap Water Can Have Cancer-Causing Contamination
9/17/2019 – Healthline – Alex Trebek Says He Will Need More Chemotherapy
9/12/2019 – Healthline – FDA Wants to Ban Flavored E-Cigs: What to Know
9/5/2019 – Healthline – Why Hurricanes Can Still Be Dangerous Even After the Storm Passes
9/3/2019 – Healthline – Is Vaping Deadly? What to Know About 215 People Sickened After E-Cig Use
8/29/2019 – Healthline – More Teens Using Marijuana Concentrate: What Is It?
8/22/2019 – Healthline – Nearly 150 Hospitalized After Vaping
8/16/2019 – Healthline – What to Know About a Potential Ebola ‘Cure’
8/14/2019 – Healthline – No, This ‘Miracle’ Solution Isn’t a Cure for Cancer, Autism: It’s Bleach
8/9/2019 – Science & Nonduality – Quantum Darwinism: Moving From the Quantum to the Classical World
8/5/2019 – Healthline – What Older Adults Should Know About Statins
7/26/2019 – Science & Nonduality – The Universe Is Expanding Faster Than Expected
7/20/2019 – Healthline – 50 Years After Apollo 11, Here’s What We’ve Learned About Living in Space
7/19/2019 – Science & Nonduality – Mindful Thoughts for Stargazers
7/16/2019 – Healthline – Why People Are Turning to Cannabis Over OTC, Rx Pain Relievers
7/12/2019 – Healthline – Why Pain Levels Get Worse or Better Depending on Time of Day
7/9/2019 – Healthline – Stevie Wonder to Undergo Kidney Transplant: What to Know
6/24/2019 – Healthline – How Parents Can Talk to Teens About Marijuana Legalization
6/23/2019 – Healthline – New Drug to Boost Women’s Sex Drive Delivers Modest Improvement, Several Side Effects
6/17/2019 – Healthline – Could Magic Mushrooms Ever Replace Today’s Antidepressants?
6/13/2019 – Healthline – Why Spending Just Two Hours a Week in Nature Is Good for You
6/11/2019 – Science & Nonduality – Star Stuff: Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin on the Mystery of Stars
6/7/2019 – Healthline – New Study Finds the Limit to Human Endurance
6/5/2019 – Healthline – Knowing What to Expect After Surgery Can Help People Avoid Opioids
6/4/2019 – Healthline – Yes, Coffee Is Pretty Healthy, but 25 Cups a Day Is Too Much
5/30/2019 – Healthline – Leonardo da Vinci’s Notebooks Available Online
5/30/2019 – Healthline – Alex Trebek Says He’s in ‘Near Remission’ — Here’s What to Know
5/29/2019 – Science & Nonduality – Biomimicry: Scientists Look to Nature for Design Inspiration
5/28/2019 – Healthline – Can Controlling Blood Pressure and Glucose Level Help People Avoid Pacemakers?
5/27/2019 – Healthline – Prescription Drug Ads Will Now Include Prices. Will It Help Lower Costs?
5/22/2019 – Science & Nonduality – Scientists Map the Wood Wide Web
5/22/2019 – Healthline – Diabetes Can Put Your Liver at Risk: The Mediterranean Diet Might Help
5/21/2019 – Healthline – Can CBD Help Reduce Heroin Cravings? Researchers Think So
5/17/2019 – Healthline – Heart Attacks in AM, Fever in PM: How Your Body Clock Works
5/16/2019 – Healthline – Why Brain Training May Help You Form Stronger Memories
5/8/2019 – Science & Nonduality – TEDx talk: Epigenetics by Moshe Szyf
5/7/2019 – Science & Nonduality – Solving the Vacuum Catastrophe — Measured Versus Predicted Vacuum Energy Density
5/2/2019 – Healthline – FDA Issues ‘Black Box’ Warning on Sleep Aids Like Ambien: What You Need to Know
5/1/2019 – Healthline – New FDA-Approved Psoriasis Lotion May Treat Flare-Ups Faster
4/25/2019 – Healthline – Check Your Freezer: E. coli Outbreak Linked to Ground Beef Leaves 156 Sick
4/24/2019 – Science & Nonduality – Can the Effects of Trauma Pass Down Generations?
4/24/2019 – Healthline – From Hearing Loss to Pneumonia: 7 Common Complications of the Measles
4/20/2019 – Science and Nonduality – Brain Biases Prevent Action on Climate Change … But Can Help, Too
4/16/2019 – Science & Nonduality – Trees have a Regular “Heartbeat”
4/16/2019 – Healthline – Diabetes Drug Reduces Kidney Disease, But Could Cost You $600 a Month
4/15/2019 – Healthline – Autism Rates Have Risen 44% in New Jersey, Experts Aren’t Sure Why
4/10/2019 – Science & Nonduality – Multiple Realities Can Happily Co-Exist, Suggests Study
4/10/2019 – Healthline – Everything You Need to Know About Drug-Resistant Fungus
4/9/2019 – Science & Nonduality – Healing Your Belly Could Also Heal Your Brain
4/5/2019 – Healthline – Sorry, Moderate Drinking Doesn’t Protect Against Stroke
4/3/2019 – Healthline – Experts Baffled by Rise of Mysterious Polio-Like Disease in Children
4/2/2019 – Healthline – Probiotics, Poor Diet May Interfere with Cancer Immunotherapy
4/1/2019 – Healthline – Have a Preexisting Condition? How the ACA Lawsuit Could Affect You
3/27/2019 – Healthline – These Supplements May Lower Cholesterol — But They Can Also Damage Livers
3/26/2019 – Healthline – Should You Throw Out Your Avocados? What to Know About the Recall
3/23/2019 – Science & Nonduality – All of Reality — Including Gravity — is Quantum, Say Researchers
3/21/2019 – Healthline – What to Know About Psychosis Risk for ADHD Drugs Like Adderall
3/20/2019 – Healthline – Why ‘Food Prescriptions’ Are the Best Medicine for Chronic Diseases
3/15/2019 – Healthline – Check Your Freezer: What to Know About the Butterball Turkey Recall
3/12/2019 – Healthline – Why This Could Be the Worst Year for Measles in a Decade
3/11/2019 – Science & Nonduality – One Strange Rock Documentary Offers Much Wonder and a Little Bit of Strange
3/7/2019 – Healthline – Just 1 Drink a Day May Increase High Blood Pressure Risk
3/7/2019 – Healthline – Concerned About Getting Rx Drugs from Canada? Here’s What to Know
3/5/2019 – Healthline – Here’s How Treating Obesity and Depression at the Same Time Can Help
3/4/2019 – Healthline – Lab-Grown Tumors Might Help Doctors Individualize Cancer Treatment
2/25/2019 – Healthline – What to Know About High-Fat Diets and Your Microbiome
2/19/2019 – Healthline – How Gut Bacteria May Be Linked to Lupus
2/9/2019 – Science & Nonduality – Black Holes and the Arrow of Time
2/2/2019 – Healthline – Sleep Apnea and Bad Mood: How Air Pollution Can Affect You
2/1/2019 – Healthline – Check Your Pantry: General Mills Recalls Flour Over Salmonella Concern
1/29/2019 – Healthline – Yes, Gum Disease May Increase the Risk of Alzheimer’s — But Don’t Panic
1/24/2019 – Healthline – Sen. Rand Paul Joins Rising Number of Americans Going Abroad for Healthcare
1/18/2019 – Healthline – Exercise Is Good for You, But Does It Really Affect Weight Loss?
1/11/2019 – Healthline – Those Avocados in Your Kitchen May Be Contaminated, Here’s What to Do
1/8/2019 – Healthline – These Experimental Eye Drops Can Help Damaged Eyes Recover
1/3/2019 – Healthline – What Are the Best Foods to Eat After an Intense Workout?
1/2/2019 – Healthline – Is More Potent Marijuana Driving a Surge in Cannabis Use Disorder?
1/1/2019 – Science & Nonduality – The World Beneath Your Feet Is Teeming With Life