Below is selected work in topic areas of interest.
Alternative Medicine
“Acupuncture Can Work, and It’s Not Just Wishful Thinking” - U.S. News & World Report
“Pass the Tofu Tacos: Soy-Based Foods Are Disease Fighters, But They Can Taste Pretty Weird” - U.S. News & World Report
Energy and the Environment
“British Columbia Rethinks Its Pioneering Carbon Tax” – National Geographic News
“Seeking a Pacific Northwest Gateway for U.S. Coal” - National Geographic News
“All-Girls Team Seeks Record in High-Mileage Marathon” - National Geographic News
Investigative Articles
“The Drug That Could Have Been: ImClone’s promising cancer drug” - U.S. News & World Report
“Mr. Outside Moves Inside: Daniel Troy Fought the FDA for years; now he’s helping to run it” - U.S. News & World Report
“Red Tide Rising: How Canadian Subsidies Led to a New Slaughter of Seal Pups” - U.S. News & World Report
“Cure Worse Than the Disease: When FDA Oversight Falters, Tissue Implants Can Do More Harm Than Good” - U.S. News & World Report
Medical Research
“Nothing to Sneeze At: A Promising New Drug Attacks the Cause of Allergic Reactions” - U.S. News & World Report
“Living With Diabetes Is Getting Easier – And a Cure Could Be on the Way” - U.S. News & World Report
“Trials and Errors: a Hospital Takes a Hit, Human Research is Halted at Johns Hopkins” - U.S. News & World Report
Parenting
“Seller Beware, Inside the Insidious, Too-Good-To-Be-True, ‘Mom Friendly’ World of Those Work-From-Home Business Offers” - Brain, Child
“Parents Who Don’t Vaccinate Play a Risky Game” - U.S. News & World Report
“Drug Trials Are Clamoring for Kids, But Scrutinize the Study Before Signing Up” - U.S. News & World Report
“Talk to Kids About Drugs? Parents Just Don’t Do It” - U.S. News & World Report
“Parenting Children with Special Needs” - ParentMap
“Your Child’s Temperament: Finding the Right Parenting Style to Match” – ParentMap
Pets
“Taming Maggie, One Dog’s Battle Against Stress and Separation Anxiety” - U.S. News & World Report
“Pets and Their Humans, Domesticated Animals Have Evolved To Make Their Desires Known” - U.S. News & World Report
Politics
“Scrambling the Jets: While the Air Force Puts More Fighters on Alert, Questions Linger Over the FAA’s Air-Control Delays” - U.S. News & World Report
“Missing in Action: With No One at the Wheel, the FDA has been conspicuously voiceless during the health crisis” - U.S. News & World Report
“My Vice is Worse Than Your Vice: Is Fat Eclipsing Tobacco?” - U.S. News & World Report
“A Shot in the Dark Vaccine: Anthrax shots are offered without all risks revealed” - U.S. News & World Report
Cutting Assistance to the Unemployable Would Be Costly - Crosscut
Profiles
Diversity in the Life Sciences: Profile of Avery August - The Scientist
America’s Best Leaders: Profile of Bill and Melinda Gates - U.S. News & World Report
Women’s Health
“The Pill Has Company: The Patch, The Ring, The Shot” - U.S. News & World Report
“Pregnancy and Pills: New Research Finds Prescriptions May Be Safer Than You Think” - U.S. News & World Report
“Long-awaiting Abortion Pill Will Offer More Privacy – But No Less Controversy” - U.S. News & World Report