Arthur Allen (born 1959 in Cincinnati, Ohio) [1] is an American author and journalist.
Allen graduated from the University of California, Berkeley in 1981 with an AB in development studies. [1]
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, and Redbook. [2] [3] 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), [4] and The Fantastic Laboratory of Dr. Weigl (2014). [5] In 2014, Allen joined the Staff of Politico [2] as eHealth editor, writing and editing stories about heath IT. In March 2020 he left Politico and became an editor at Kaiser Health News.[ citation needed]
Allen is married to The New Yorker writer Margaret Talbot, with whom he has a son and a daughter. [2]
Arthur Allen (born 1959 in Cincinnati, Ohio) [1] is an American author and journalist.
Allen graduated from the University of California, Berkeley in 1981 with an AB in development studies. [1]
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, and Redbook. [2] [3] 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), [4] and The Fantastic Laboratory of Dr. Weigl (2014). [5] In 2014, Allen joined the Staff of Politico [2] as eHealth editor, writing and editing stories about heath IT. In March 2020 he left Politico and became an editor at Kaiser Health News.[ citation needed]
Allen is married to The New Yorker writer Margaret Talbot, with whom he has a son and a daughter. [2]