Editor

Lauren Whitaker

Lauren Whitaker is the Health editor, covering medicine, public health, mental health, nutrition, health technology, hospitals, insurance, research, and everyday wellbeing. She specializes in separating evidence-based guidance from wellness noise, reading studies carefully, and explaining what medical findings do and do not prove. Her coverage centers patients, clinicians, caregivers, and communities, with a steady focus on access, prevention, safety, and the real-life tradeoffs behind health decisions.