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Carolyn Barber

Carolyn Barber, M.D. has been an emergency department physician for 25 years. Author of the book Runaway Medicine: What You Don’t Know May Kill You, she has written extensively about various medical topics for national publications, including Fortune. Barber is co-founder of the California-based homeless work program Wheels of Change.

A scientific breakthrough researchers call ‘magic’ could transform treatment for a leading cause of death
HealthA scientific breakthrough researchers call ‘magic’ could transform treatment for a leading cause of death
By Carolyn BarberJune 27, 2025
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TechMove over, Jetsons: Fixed-wing flying car nears production
By Carolyn BarberJune 1, 2025
As RFK Jr. defends cuts to public health, experts warn of devastating effects that could haunt Americans for decades
HealthAs RFK Jr. defends cuts to public health, experts warn of devastating effects that could haunt Americans for decades
By Carolyn BarberApril 13, 2025
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EnvironmentNASA astronauts say they’d fly the Boeing craft again: ‘I’d get on in a heartbeat’
By Carolyn BarberApril 1, 2025
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Lifestyle‘Moon to Mars—That’s our outlook’: NASA astronaut Suni Williams on her hopes for the future
By Carolyn BarberMarch 18, 2025
U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. attends U.S. President Donald Trump's address to a joint session of Congress at the U.S. Capitol on March 04, 2025 in Washington, DC.
HealthRFK Jr. touts vitamin A and cod liver oil as another death is reported in growing measles outbreak. Health experts warn the move is ‘misleading the public’
By Carolyn BarberMarch 6, 2025
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HealthNew bird flu variant found in Nevada dairy cows has experts sounding alarms: ‘We have never been closer to a pandemic from this virus’
By Carolyn BarberFebruary 8, 2025
Largest-ever Ozempic and GLP-1 drug study finds they lower risk of 42 health conditions, including heart attacks and Alzheimer’s disease
HealthLargest-ever Ozempic and GLP-1 drug study finds they lower risk of 42 health conditions, including heart attacks and Alzheimer’s disease
By Carolyn BarberJanuary 20, 2025
Bird flu will be the next pandemic unless health officials take 6 critical steps, experts say
HealthBird flu will be the next pandemic unless health officials take 6 critical steps, experts say
By Carolyn BarberJanuary 9, 2025
California declares a state of emergency as a new severe bird flu case was discovered. What it means for the rest of the country
HealthCalifornia declares a state of emergency as a new severe bird flu case was discovered. What it means for the rest of the country
By Carolyn BarberDecember 18, 2024
Canadian teenager in critical condition with presumptive bird flu as U.S. official warns the virus ‘seems to be gearing up for wider impact’
HealthCanadian teenager in critical condition with presumptive bird flu as U.S. official warns the virus ‘seems to be gearing up for wider impact’
By Carolyn BarberNovember 13, 2024
Bird flu begins its human spread, as health officials scramble to safeguard people and livestock
HealthBird flu begins its human spread, as health officials scramble to safeguard people and livestock
By Carolyn BarberNovember 8, 2024
COVID-19 raises the stakes for heart attacks, strokes, and even death long after infection, new study finds
CommentaryCOVID-19 raises the stakes for heart attacks, strokes, and even death long after infection, new study finds
By Carolyn BarberOctober 11, 2024
Bird flu casts a wider net as U.S. health officials keep drip-feeding information on Fridays
CommentaryBird flu casts a wider net as U.S. health officials keep drip-feeding information on Fridays
By Carolyn BarberSeptember 26, 2024
The stranded astronauts are stoic. NASA shouldn’t be
CommentaryThe stranded astronauts are stoic. NASA shouldn’t be
By Carolyn BarberSeptember 18, 2024
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