I’ve covered a wide range of topics within health and science over the years, and my reporting has appeared in The Washington Post, Aeon, Nature, The Economist, NPR, Technology Review, and more. You can find some of my recent work below.
My Spotless Mind: If you could alter or mute your worst memories, would you still be you? Aeon, 1 Aug, 2016
Scientists are finding increasing evidence for a link between air pollution and neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s. STAT News, 11 Jan., 2023
Many hope psychedelics could ease PTSD, but the science has yet to catch up with the hype. Nature Outlook, 28 Sept., 2022.
Knockoff car seats are infiltrating the market, and they could be deadly. The Washington Post, 5 Nov, 2019
The Importance of Forgetting. Nature Outlook, 24 July, 2019
To manage dementia well, start by caring for the caregivers. NPR.com, 18 Sept., 2018
The Dawn of Cheap and Easy DNA Writing. Neo.Life, 19 Nov 2019
HABIT trains patients — and their care partners — to live with memory loss. AARP.com, 22 Aug, 2019
Autism's drug problem. Spectrum, 19 Apr, 2017 (This story won NIHCM Foundation's trade journalism award.)
Risky transport: Camps, churches & others trade car-seat safety for convenience. The Washington Post, 30 July, 2019
At the intersection of autism and trauma. Spectrum, 26 Sept, 2018. (This story received a second-place award for excellence in health-care journalism from AHCJ.)
Gone with a shot? New hope for migraine sufferers. NPR.com, 3 Feb, 2018
Banner illustration: Pyramidal neuron drawing, by Ramón y Cajal (courtesy Greg Goebel via CC)