Carey Goldberg
Carey Goldberg is the co-host of WBUR’s CommonHealth blog. She has been the Boston bureau chief of The New York Times, a staff Moscow correspondent for The Los Angeles Times, and a health/science reporter for The Boston Globe. She was a Knight Science Journalism fellow at MIT; graduated summa cum laude from Yale; and did graduate work at Harvard. She is co-author of the triple memoir “Three Wishes: A True Story Of Good Friends, Crushing Heartbreak and Astonishing Luck On Our Way To Love and Motherhood.”
No ‘Pot Doctors,’ Neon, Candy: Mass. Medical Pot Rules Take Shape
June 18, 2013
No neon. No candy. No ‘pot doctors.’ Mass. medical marijuana rules begin to take shape.
Bullying At Home: Aggressive Siblings Hurt Mental Health, Study Finds
June 17, 2013
Like bullying by peers, bullying by siblings can cause significant mental distress, a new study finds.
Long After Recession’s End, Deep Layoff Scars May Remain
June 14, 2013
The recession is officially over, but millions who were laid off may bear deep emotional scars.
Breaking: Supreme Court Says Genes Cannot Be Patented
June 13, 2013
Supreme Court rules that human genes cannot be patented.
Call To American Doctors: Denounce Force-Feeding Of Guantanamo Strikers
June 13, 2013
A call in The New England Journal of Medicine for American doctors to condemn force-feeding of Guantanamo hunger strikers.
Don’t Miss: Why Mass. Needs Law On Screening Newborn Oxygen Levels
June 11, 2013
Don’t miss Cognoscenti’s post by a pediatric cardiologist on why Mass. needs oxygen-level screening in newborns.
Shun Multivitamins? They Won’t Kill You, But Walk To Farmstand Instead
June 10, 2013
A reality check on an outspoken article from this weekend headlined “Don’t Take Your Vitamins.” In fact, they won’t kill you, but neither will they do much good, a Harvard researcher says.
Study: Your Brain Makes Hundreds Of New Neurons A Day
June 06, 2013
A Harvard neuroscientist explains new findings that your brain makes hundreds of new neurons a day.
Bosses From Hell: Workplace Bullies In The Non-Profit Sector
June 05, 2013
An expert on workplace bullies discusses the Globe expose of an honorary society leader described as a horrible boss.
Cancer From Oral Sex? Michael Douglas Is Not Making It Up
June 03, 2013
Michael Douglas’s statement that his HPV-related cancer stemmed initially from oral sex fits into a broader trend.