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.
2021 Health and Science Writing
12/21/2021 – Healthline – President Biden’s New Plan for the Omicron Variant: What You Should Know
12/20/2021 – Healthline – Will Mask Mandates Help Stop Omicron Spread? What We Know
12/9/2021 – Healthline – The Omicron Variant and COVID-19 Reinfection Risk: What We Know
12/8/2021 – Healthline – Is the Omicron Variant Less Dangerous Than Delta? What We Know Right Now
12/8/2021 – Healthline – COVID-19 Vaccines and Omicron Variant: Pfizer Says 3 Doses May Work
12/1/2021 – Healthline – FDA Panel Narrowly Votes to Recommend Merck Antiviral Pill for COVID-19
11/23/2021 – Healthline – How Effective Are Anti-Aging Diets? Here’s What Science Tells Us
11/21/2021 – Healthline – Who Should Really Consider Getting a COVID-19 Booster?
11/19/2021 – Healthline – FDA Gives OK for Fully Vaccinated Adults to Get COVID-19 Boosters
11/12/2021 – Healthline – In 1 Week, 900,000+ Kids Got the COVID-19 Vaccine. How Close Are We to Herd Immunity?
11/5/2021 – Healthline – 100 Million Workers Fall Under Biden’s Vaccine and Testing Rules: Here’s What to Know
11/3/2021 – Healthline – Vaccinated People Can Transmit the Coronavirus, but It’s Still More Likely If You’re Unvaccinated
10/28/2021 – Healthline – Here’s What Can Happen If You Don’t Follow Mask Guidelines on a Plane
10/28/2021 – Healthline – Pandemic Binge Drinking Could Be Behind Spike in People Who Needed Liver Transplants
10/26/2021 – Healthline – FDA Panel Recommends Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine for Kids 5 to 11
10/25/2021 – Healthline – COVID-19 Booster Shots: Should You Mix and Match?
10/21/2021 – Healthline – CDC Panel Gives OK to Mixing and Matching COVID-19 Boosters
10/18/2021 – Healthline – FDA Panel Recommends J&J Booster for COVID-19 Vaccine: What to Know
10/13/2021 – Healthline – FDA Panel Recommends Moderna-NIAID COVID-19 Booster for High-Risk Groups in the U.S.
10/13/2021 – Healthline – What Parents Need to Know About COVID-19 Doses For 5-to-11-Year-Olds
10/11/2021 – Healthline – People Who Recovered From COVID-19 Have Higher Risk of Stroke, Heart Attack a Year Later
10/11/2021 – Yoga Well Institute – Mantra as Support for Focusing the Mind (ghostwriting)
10/7/2021 – Healthline – Heart Inflammation Risk After COVID-19 Vaccine Is Real, But Very Rare
10/6/2021 – Healthline – Johnson & Johnson Asks FDA to Authorize Its COVID-19 Vaccine Booster
10/6/2021 – Healthline – Have You Begun ‘Gray Area’ Drinking During the Pandemic? How to Know
9/28/2021 – Healthline – Pfizer-BioNTech Submit Data on Pediatric Vaccines to FDA: What to Know
9/28/2021 – Healthline – How to Boost Your Well-Being During Pandemic Lockdowns
9/24/2021 – Healthline – CDC recommends Pfizer-BioNTech Boosters for Older Adults and Others at High Risk
9/21/2021 – Healthline – What Is Going on with COVID-19 Boosters?
9/17/2021 – Healthline – FDA Advisory Panel Recommends Pfizer-BioNTech Boosters for Adults 65+, Others at High Risk
9/16/2021 – Healthline – How the Immune System Fights Invaders Like the Coronavirus
9/13/2021 – Healthline – What We Know About the New Coronavirus C.1.2 Variant
9/11/2021 – Healthline – 20 Years After 9/11: What We Know About the Long-Term Health Effects
9/9/2021 – Healthline – Biden Plan May Require 2/3 of American Workforce to Either Get Vaccinated or Weekly COVID-19 Tests
9/5/2021 – Healthline – To Stop HIV, Researchers Are Investigating an mRNA Vaccine
8/31/2021 – Healthline – Side Effects from COVID-19 Booster Shots are Likely to Be Mostly Mild
8/30/2021 – Healthline – Why Rising COVID-19 Hospitalizations Are a Risk to Everyone’s Health
8/29/2021 – Healthline – Banning CFCs Helped Us Avoid an Even Worse Climate Catastrophe
8/25/2021 – Healthline – Monoclonal Antibody Treatment for COVID-19: Effectiveness, Cost, and More
8/23/2021 – Healthline – Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine Gets Full FDA Approval: What to Know
8/18/2021 – Healthline – Everything You Need to Know About COVID-19 Booster Shots
8/16/2021 – Healthline – What Will It Take to Eradicate COVID-19?
8/13/2021 – Healthline – FDA Authorizes Additional COVID-19 Vaccine Dose for Immunocompromised People
8/12/2021 – Healthline – Do You Need a Booster After the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 Vaccine?
8/4/2021 – Healthline – When Will We Know If We Need a COVID-19 Booster?
8/2/2021 – Healthline – How a Massachusetts Outbreak Revealed Just How Infectious the Delta Variant Could Be
8/2/2021 – Healthline – When Will We Hit the Peak for the Delta Variant in the U.S.?
7/27/2021 – Healthline – CDC Advises Vaccinated People in High Transmission Areas to Wear Masks Indoors
7/23/2021 – Healthline – CDC Panel Says J&J COVID-19 Vaccine Benefits Outweigh Risks
7/20/2021 – Healthline – Overdose Deaths Increased by Nearly 30% in 2020
7/18/2021 – Healthline – France Has New Vaccination Requirements, Could Similar Programs Work in the US?
7/15/2021 – Healthline – What to Know About the Coronavirus Beta Variant
7/9/2021 – Healthline – Delta Variant Went From Causing 10% to Over 50% of COVID-19 Cases: What Happens Now
7/6/2021 – Healthline – What to Know About the Coronavirus Lambda Variant
7/6/2021 – Healthline – When Will the FDA Give Full Approval for COVID-19 Vaccines?
7/1/2021 – Healthline – Why Is the FDA Warning About Nitrite Poppers?
6/25/2021 – Healthline – Even If You’re Vaccinated, The Delta Variant Can Still Impact You
6/24/2021 – Healthline – FDA to Add Warning on mRNA COVID-19 Vaccines About Rare Heart-Related Side Effect
6/21/2021 – Healthline – COVID-19 is Receding this Summer, But Now Cases of RSV are Rising
6/14/2021 – Healthline – The COVID-19 Delta Variant: Here’s Everything You Need to Know
6/9/2021 – Healthline – Here’s Japan’s Plan to Stop COVID-19 Outbreaks During the Olympics
6/1/2021 – Healthline – Vitamin D Supplements May Not Reduce COVID-19 Risk, New Study Says
5/25/2021 – Healthline – Small Number of Heart Inflammation Cases Seen After Vaccination, But Not Yet Linked
5/24/2021 – Healthline – The Pandemic May Have Helped Some People With IBS
5/18/2021 – Healthline – Is a Million Dollar Lottery the Best Way to Get People Vaccinated?
5/14/2021 – Healthline – Older Adults in Rural Areas May Face More Hurdles to Getting a COVID-19 Vaccine
5/11/2021 – Healthline – When Can Children Under 12 Get the COVID-19 Vaccine? Here’s What to Know
5/4/2021 – Healthline – Children as Young as 12 May Soon Have Access to COVID-19 Vaccine
5/3/2021 – Yoga Well Institute – Using Your Intuition to Make Tough Choices (ghostwriting)
4/29/2021 – Vein Magazine – How WebMD Connects Vein Specialists With New Patients | print (pdf)
4/29/2021 – Healthline – Except for Sore Arm, 3 Out of 4 People Didn’t Report COVID-19 Vaccine Side Effects
4/26/2021 – Healthline – Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 Vaccine is Back: What Experts Want You to Know
4/22/2021 – Healthline – Your Waist Size Is a Clue to Your Heart Disease Risk
4/14/2021 – Healthline – Mild vs. Severe Side Effects from the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 Vaccine — What to Know
4/13/2021 – Healthline – Johnson & Johnson Vaccine: Potential Side Effects Being Investigated
4/12/2021 – Healthline – Pfizer Vaccine Still Very Effective Against Coronavirus Variant Despite Small Window of Risk
4/12/2021 – Healthline – Pfizer, BioNTech Seek Emergency FDA Authorization for COVID-19 Vaccine for 12- to 15-Year-Olds
4/8/2021 – Heatlhline – Can a COVID-19 Vaccine Improve Symptoms for People with Long COVID?
4/6/2021 – Healthline – If You’re Vaccinated Can You Transmit COVID-19? What We Know
3/31/2021 – Yoga Well Institute – Ujjāyī as a Foundation for Yoga (ghostwriting)
3/30/2021 – Healthline – Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 Vaccines Are 90% Effective in Real-World Setting
3/23/2021 – Healthline – New AstraZeneca Data Show Vaccine 76% Effective at Preventing Symptomatic COVID-19
3/19/2021 – Healthline – Staying Heart Healthy in Your 20s May Help Cognitive Ability Later On
3/15/2021 – Healthline – How the COVID-19 Relief Plan Can Make Your Healthcare More Affordable
3/12/2021 – Healthline – COVID-19 Vaccine Myths Are Spreading Thanks to Russian Propaganda: What to Know
3/9/2021 – Healthline – Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 Vaccine Side Effects: What to Know
3/3/2021 – Healthline – COVID-19 Vaccines May Help Stop Virus Transmission: Here’s What We Know
3/2/2021 – Healthline – Diabetes, Obesity, Hypertension, and Cardiovascular Disease Linked to Most COVID-19 Hospitalizations
2/27/2021 – Healthline – FDA Gives Emergency Authorization for Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 Vaccine
2/26/2021 – SpineNation – Sciatic Nerve Pain (Sciatica) Overview: Symptoms, Treatment, Outlook
2/22/2021 – Healthline – Can We Get to Herd Immunity by April? Many Experts Are Skeptical
2/20/2021 – Healthline – People With Mental Health Conditions Are at High Risk for COVID-19, So Why Aren’t They Being Prioritized
2/19/2021 – SpineNation – Osteoporosis: Symptoms, Treatment, Outlook
2/12/2021 – Yoga Well Institute – How Yoga Changes Your Mind
2/12/2021 – SpineNation – Spinal Stenosis: Symptoms, Treatment, Outlook
2/9/2021 – Healthline – High Blood Pressure May Increase Your Risk for AFib
2/5/2021 – SpineNation – Cervical Disc Herniation: Symptoms, Treatment, Outlook
2/4/2021 – Healthline – COVID-19 Pandemic: What We Know About Coronavirus Reinfections
2/2/2021 – Healthline – COVID-19 Cases Dropping in Groups with High Vaccination Rate
1/31/2021 – Healthline – Study Finds Lower Opioid Deaths in Counties Where Cannabis Is Legal
1/29/2021 – Healthline – Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 Vaccine Is 66% Effective Overall, Over 50% on Emerging Variants
1/21/2021 – Healthline – Should You Take Pain Relievers After COVID-19 Vaccine?
1/15/2021 – Yoga Well Institute – The Effect of Perception on Experiences
1/15/2021 – Healthline – Everything You Need to Know About Biden’s Plan to Fight COVID-19
1/14/2021 – Healthline – How Some People Have Gotten the COVID-19 Vaccine Early: What to Know
1/13/2021 – Healthline – CDC Now Says Everyone Over 65 Should Get Access to COVID-19 Vaccine
1/8/2021 – Healthline – Why the COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout Is So Slow