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Arthur Allen (born 1959 in Cincinnati, Ohio) [1] is an American author and journalist.

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Education

Allen graduated from the University of California, Berkeley in 1981 with an AB in development studies. [1]

Career

Since 1995, Allen has mainly written about biology and medicine. [1] He became a freelance writer in 1996, writing articles for a variety of publications, including the Washington Post, the New York Times Magazine, the New Republic, Mother Jones, Redbook and the Washington Independent. [2] [3] [4] In 2007, his book Vaccine: The Controversial Story of Medicine's Greatest Lifesaver was published by W. W. Norton. [1] Additional books he has written include Ripe: The Search For The Perfect Tomato (2011), [5] and The Fantastic Laboratory of Dr. Weigl (2014). [6] In 2014, Allen joined the Staff of Politico [2] as eHealth editor, writing and editing stories about heath IT. In 2020, he left Politico and became an editor at Kaiser Family Foundation Health News. [7]

Personal life

Allen is married to The New Yorker writer Margaret Talbot, with whom he has a son and a daughter. [2]

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References

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  4. "Arthur Allen". Washington Independent. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
  5. "'Ripe': One Man's Quest For The Perfect Tomato". NPR. 30 July 2010. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
  6. Schneider, Howard (18 July 2014). "Book Review: 'The Fantastic Laboratory of Dr. Weigl' by Arthur Allen". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
  7. "Arthur Allen". KFF Family News. Retrieved 15 December 2024.