Erin O’Donnell

Erin O’Donnell is an experienced writer, reporter, and editor who has produced editorial content for a range of environments, including national magazines, newspapers, websites, blogs, and marketing publications. 

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.
Erin O'Donnell

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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.

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.

Systems biology helps develop a promising diagnostic

A potential “paradigm shift” in developing new diagnostic tests in mental health