Erin O’Donnell
A former senior editor for Natural Health magazine, she has particular expertise in health, food, science, and parenting, but I’ll take on any topic, creating content that is accurate, fresh, and engaging. In a given month, I might write about stem-cell therapies, Internet dating, breast reduction surgery, a celebrity chef with type 1 diabetes, the most accurate way to take your child’s temperature, and solutions for global climate change. I’m equally comfortable with service-heavy, how-to pieces and longer-form features. I’m a skilled interviewer of all types of people.
Her work has appeared in WebMD Magazine (the print extension of the website) and its sister publications, WebMD Diabetes and WebMD Campus, Robb Report Health & Wellness, Harvard Magazine, the Boston Globe Magazine, Babson Magazine, Parents.com, the now defunct Body + Soul, SELF, Dr. Andrew Weil’s Self Healing newsletter, Boy’s Life, and Beliefnet.com. I also produce marketing content for university and hospital clients.
She lives in Wisconsin with her husband and two sons.

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Why Aid Cuts Didn’t End Worker Shortages
Why cutting jobless aid during the pandemic didn’t send workers scrambling for work
How the Pandemic Killed the Uninfected
COVID-19’s toll on black patients extends to those who never got the virus.
Social Media Use and Adult Depression
A survey reveals suprising links between social media use and depression in adults.
Optimizing Public-School Spending
Home prices are a bellwether of efficient spending in local schools
Commuting’s Impact on Creativity
Long commutes harm productivity and innovation.
Making America Competitive Again
Can election reforms end the crippling gridlock in American politics?
The Third Way
Ellen Langer rejects binary thinking, embracing instead a “third way.”
Inducing immunity to cancer
An implantable cancer vaccine shows promise in training the immune system to attack tumors.
Harvard Law School’s Food Law and Policy Clinic, led by Emily Broad Leib
A holistic approach to food safety and food law
Protecting the press as a foundation of democracy
If the press is essential to democracy, what can be done to save news organizations?
What rights do children have in homeschooling?
Elizabeth Bartholet highlights risks when parents have 24/7 authoritarian control over their children.
Index funds defer to corporate management
Index funds cast a large proportion of proxy votes in U.S. companies, but take a hands-off approach with management.