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Health, Health Care and Wellness

If the body is a temple, then I’m an architect — helping readers build their best selves with quality health-and-wellness journalism. From powerful patient and physician stories to compelling explorations of health care trends and articles packed with practical tips for nutrition, fitness and self-care, I’m a journalist you can trust to convey helpful, accurate information alongside inspiring stories of health and wellness transformation.

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Article: “25 Great Ways to Live a Happier Life”
Publication: AARP.org
Publisher: AARP
Date: Oct. 31, 2023
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Article: “A Dose of Hope”
Publication: USA Today Special Edition: America Recovers
Publisher: Studio Gannett
Date: Nov. 9, 2020
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Article: “Sights Set”
Publication: USA Today Special Edition: Veterans Affairs
Publisher: Studio Gannett
Date: Nov. 3, 2020
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Article: “Are You in Too Deep?”
Publication: Massage Therapy Journal
Publisher: American Massage Therapy Association
Date: Nov. 1, 2020
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Article: “No Kidney Stones About It”
Publication: HealthU Magazine
Publisher: Hackensack Meridian Health
Date: Oct. 23, 2020
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Article: “8 Steps to Fiscal Fitness”
Publication: Momentum Magazine
Publisher: National MS Society
Date: Fall 2020
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Article: “New Hope for Sickle Cell Disease”
Publication: HealthU Magazine
Publisher: Hackensack Meridian Health
Date: Aug. 20, 2020
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Article: “From Hospice to Hot Air Balloon Thanks to VR Therapy”
Publication: Redshift
Publisher: Autodesk
Date: Sept. 8, 2020
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Article: “Gastric Relief”
Publication: HealthU Magazine
Publisher: Hackensack Meridian Health
Date: Aug. 20, 2020
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Article: “Super Stomach”
Publication: HealthU Magazine
Publisher: Hackensack Meridian Health
Date: Aug. 20, 2020
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Article: “Humble Heroes”
Publication: USA Today Special Edition: America Responds
Publisher: Studio Gannett
Date: July 19, 2020
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Article: “Corporate Compassion”
Publication: USA Today Special Edition: America Responds
Publisher: Studio Gannett
Date: July 19, 2020
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Article: “Is COVID-19 a Flashpoint for Robotics and Drones in Health Care and Elsewhere?”
Publication: Redshift
Publisher: Autodesk
Date: May 19, 2020
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Article: “Hope After Stroke”
Publication: HealthU Magazine
Publisher: Hackensack Meridian Health
Date: May 5, 2020
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Article: “At Home with MS”
Publication: Momentum Magazine
Publisher: National MS Society
Date: Spring 2020
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Article: “Is Massage Nature’s Sleep Aid?”
Publication: Massage Therapy Journal
Publisher: American Massage Therapy Association
Date: Feb. 1, 2020
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Article: “Connected to Care”
Publication: Momentum Magazine
Publisher: National MS Society
Date: Winter 2019-20
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Article: “19 Major Medical Breakthroughs That Happened in 2019”
Publication: Best Life
Publisher: Galvanized Media
Date: Dec. 1, 2019
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Article: “Liberating Limbs”
Publication: USA Today Special Edition: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Publisher: Studio Gannett
Date: November 2019
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Article: “Healthy Competition”
Publication: Connexus Magazine
Publisher: Connex
Date: September/October 2019
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Article: “Dream Machines”
Publication: Momentum Magazine
Publisher: National MS Society
Date: Fall 2019
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Article: “Root & Branch”
Publication: HealthU Magazine
Publisher: Hackensack Meridian Health
Date: Fall 2019
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Article: “For Colombia’s Cancer Patients, Sustainable Hospital Design Saves Lives”
Publication: Redshift
Publisher: Autodesk
Date: August 2019
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Article: “Chain Reaction”
Publication: HealthU Magazine
Publisher: Hackensack Meridian Health
Date: May 2019
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Article: “Thinking About Becoming an Organ Donor?”
Publication: HealthU Magazine
Publisher: Hackensack Meridian Health
Date: May 2019
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Article: “Breaking the Sound Barrier”
Publication: HealthU Magazine
Publisher: Hackensack Meridian Health
Date: Spring 2019
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Article: “It’s Your Community, Too”
Publication: Momentum Magazine
Publisher: National MS Society
Date: Spring 2019
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Article: “Weighing a Healthy Diet”
Publication: Momentum Magazine
Publisher: National MS Society
Date: Spring 2018
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Article: “Resident Tosses Aside Walker, Regains Independence After Fall”
Publication: HumanGood.org
Publisher: HumanGood
Date: Jan. 3, 2018
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Article: “Crimes of the Mind”
Publication: Insight Magazine
Publisher: The Chicago School of Professional Psychology/TCS Education System
Date: Nov. 1, 2017
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Article: “Should You Use a Retirement Planning Calculator to Estimate Health Care Costs?”
Publication: HumanGood.org
Publisher: HumanGood
Date: Sept. 21, 2017
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Article: “Healing a Hospital Project”
Publication: USA Today Special Edition: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Publisher: Studio Gannett
Date: June 2017
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Article: “A Heart Attack Survival Story”
Publication: Living Healthier Together
Publisher: Anne Arundel Medical Center
Date: Feb. 15, 2017
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Article: “Chronic Cancer”
Publication: Cancer Fighters Thrive Magazine
Publisher: Cancer Treatment Centers of America
Date: Fall 2016
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Article: “Mind Your Mind”
Publication: Cancer Fighters Thrive Magazine
Publisher: Cancer Treatment Centers of America
Date: Summer 2016
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Article: “Cancer+”
Publication: Cancer Fighters Thrive Magazine
Publisher: Cancer Treatment Centers of America
Date: Spring 2016
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Article: “Walking Their Way”
Publication: Momentum Magazine
Publisher: National MS Society
Date: Spring 2016
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Article: “Infectious Disease Prevention: Why Mosquito- and Waterborne Illnesses Need Design Thinking”
Publication: Line//Shape//Space
Publisher: Autodesk
Date: April 21, 2016
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Article: “Folding the Future: New Scientific Potential with DNA Origami”
Publication: Redshift
Publisher: Autodesk
Date: Jan. 12, 2016
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Article: “Diagnosis: Undecided”
Publication: USA Today Special Edition: U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
Publisher: Studio Gannett
Date: December 2015
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Article: “The Toll of Dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease”
Publication: Reserve Magazine
Publisher: U.S. Bank
Date: Fall/Winter 2015
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Article: “Modeling the Future”
Publication: Momentum Magazine
Publisher: National MS Society
Date: Fall 2015
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Article: “Geared Up”
Publication: Momentum Magazine
Publisher: National MS Society
Date: September 2015
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Article: “A Day in the Life of a Sporty Senior”
Publication: be.group WebsitePublisher: be.group
Date: June 10, 2015
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Article: “Aging into Addiction: Senior Alcoholism and Prescription Drug Abuse”
Publication: My Silver Age
Publisher: be.group
Date: March 27, 2015
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Article: “Get Social”
Publication: Momentum Magazine
Publisher: National MS Society
Date: Spring 2015
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Article: “Drawing Strength”
Publication: Momentum Magazine
Publisher: National MS Society
Date: Spring 2015
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Article: “Mission Critical”
Publication: PM Network Magazine
Publisher: Project Management Institute
Date: February 2015
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Article: “Wired for Change”
Publication: SYNC Magazine
Publisher: Guerrero Howe Custom Media
Date: Winter 2015
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Article: “Gambling Addiction: What Are the Odds?”
Publication: NowU
Publisher: Gannett
Date: Nov. 13, 2014
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Article: “Rolling with MS”
Publication: Momentum Magazine
Publisher: National MS Society
Date: Fall 2014
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Article: “Summer Slumber”
Publication: Momentum Magazine
Publisher: National MS Society
Date: Summer 2014
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Article: “Passing the Baton”
Publication: Momentum Magazine
Publisher: National MS Society
Date: Summer 2014
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Article: “Connecting for Change”
Publication: Momentum Magazine
Publisher: National MS Society
Date: Spring 2014
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Article: “How to Decide: Surgery, Stenting or Statins?”
Publication: Press Release
Publisher: Society for Vascular Surgery
Date: 2014
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Article: “Is There a Surgical Training Gap?”
Publication: Press Release
Publisher: Society for Vascular Surgery
Date: 2014
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Article: “Disadvantaged Patients at Greatest Risk of Death from Vascular Disease”
Publication: Press Release
Publisher: Society for Vascular Surgery
Date: 2014
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Article: “TAVR: New Option for Those Without Options”
Publication: Heart
Publisher: First Health of the Carolinas
Date: December 2013
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Article: “Concierge Medicine: Is It Right for You?”
Publication: Reserve Magazine
Publisher: U.S. Bank
Date: Spring 2013
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Article: “Build a Support System to Better Cope with Migraine Disease”
Publication: HeadWise
Publisher: National Headache Foundation
Date: September 2011
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Article: “Groundbreaking Study on GLBT Seniors Released at Aging in America Conference”
Publication: Chicago Free Press
Publisher: Chicago Free Press
Date: March 2010
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Article: “Entrepreneurs: Get Your Exercise”
Publication: ProNet Small Business Resource Center
Publisher: Nielsen Business Media
Date: March 2008
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Article: “Hungry for Success”
Publication: ProNet Small Business Resource Center
Publisher: Nielsen Business Media
Date: March 2008
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Article: “Stretch for Success”
Publication: ProNet Small Business Resource Center
Publisher: Nielsen Business Media
Date: March 2008
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Article: “Discover Swim Spas”
Publication: POOLLife Magazine
Publisher: Arch Chemicals
Date: Spring 2008
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Article: “Fit for the Challenge”
Publication: Discovery Magazine
Publisher: YMCA of the USA
Date: Summer 2005
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Article: “Gibbons Run Hits 10-Year Mark”
Publication: Skyline
Publisher: Lerner Community Newspapers
Date: June 2004
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