Kristen V. Brown

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  • Anne Wojcicki, co-founder and chief executive officer of 23andme Inc., during the South by Southwest (SXSW) festival in Austin, Texas, US, on Friday, March 10, 2023. Throngs of musicians hoping for a big break, tech leaders, filmmakers and celebrities will descend upon the conference and multiple festivals that take place over 10 days, highlighting technology, film, culture and music. Photographer: Jordan Vonderhaar/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesHealth

    Hacker stole data of 6.9 million 23andMe customers and then put it up for sale online

    By Kristen V. Brown and Bloomberg
  • A bottle of Clorox bleach arranged in Dobbs Ferry, New York, U.S., on Saturday, Jan. 30, 2021. Clorox Co. is scheduled to release earnings figures on February 4. Photographer: Tiffany Hagler-Geard/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesHealth

    Drinking bleach can be deadly but lots of Americans are falling for fake bleach ‘cures’

    By Kristen V. Brown, Bloomberg, and others
  • COVID-19 rapid test kitsHealth

    COVID test makers set to make $4 billion in U.S. government work

    By Kristen V. Brown, Paul Murphy, and others
  • Lazio is back in the Yellow Zone due to the increase in Covid19 infections with the Omicron variant increasingly affecting the population.<br /> The Yellow Zone does not provide for many restrictions, masks outdoors and restricted access to activities.<br /> The yellow zone in Rieti on 3 January 2021. (Photo by Riccardo Fabi/NurPhoto via Getty Images)Health

    End of the COVID pandemic may be in sight, new Omicron studies suggest

    By Kristen V. Brown and Bloomberg
  • UKRAINE &#8211; 2021/06/17: In this photo illustration, 23andMe logo of a biotechnology company is seen on a smartphone and a pc screen in the background. (Photo Illustration by Pavlo Gonchar/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)Tech

    DNA testing giant 23andMe expands into telemedicine with $400 million Lemonaid acquisition

    By Kristen V. Brown and Bloomberg
  • A healthcare worker prepares a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine at Boston Medical Center in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S., on Thursday, June 17, 2021. The first pandemic surge flooded Boston Medical Center with coronavirus patients: 229 at last springs peak, filling nearly two-thirds of its beds. This week, the Covid-19 count hit zero. Photographer: Adam Glanzman/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesHealth

    The Delta variant is surging in under vaccinated U.S. states

    By Kristen V. Brown and Bloomberg
  • Anne Wojcicki, chief executive officer and co-founder of 23andMe Inc., speaks during the 2020 Makers Conference in Los Angeles, California, U.S., on Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2020. The event gathers industry leading females for roundtable discussions to help inspire the women of tomorrow.Tech

    Shares in DNA-testing firm 23andMe soar 21% after going public

    By Kristen V. Brown and Bloomberg
  • People sit in the &#8220;Kaldi&#8221; bar in Reykjavik, on February 11, 2021 amid the ongoing novel coronavirus Covid-19 pandemic. Iceland boasts Europe&#8217;s lowest Covid incidence rate.Health

    Iceland wants Pfizer to conduct a nationwide COVID-19 study. There’s just one problem: it has too few cases.

    By Kristen V. Brown, Ragnhildur Sigurdardottir, and others
  • A 23andMe Ancestry + Traits Service DNA kit arranged in Dobbs Ferry, New York, U.S., on Sunday, Jan. 31, 2021. Consumer DNA-testing company 23andMe Inc. is going public through a roughly $3.5 billion deal with VG Acquisition Corp., a special purpose acquisition company founded by billionaire Richard Branson.Tech

    DNA tester 23andMe to go public at $3.5 billion through Branson-backed SPAC

    By Kristen V. Brown and Bloomberg
  • Low-angle view of logo on facade of personal genomics company 23AndMe in the Silicon Valley town of Mountain View, California, October 28, 2018. (Photo by Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images)Health

    Calculate how at risk you could be for a severe case of COVID with this new tool

    By Kristen V. Brown and Bloomberg
  • Scientists work on Covid-19 samples to find variations of the virus, at the Croix-Rousse hospital laboratory in Lyon, central eastern France, on January 14, 2021. (Photo by JEFF PACHOUD / AFP) (Photo by JEFF PACHOUD/AFP via Getty Images)Health

    ‘We’re in the dark’: The U.S. is way behind on testing for dangerous COVID variants

    By Kristen V. Brown and Bloomberg
  • A worker assembles Covid-19 saliva test kits at Spectrum Solutions headquarters in Draper, Utah, U.S. April 20, 2020. Spectrum DNA has developed a test kit to detect the coronavirus in patients&#8217; saliva.Health

    Spit vs. Swab? Scientists say new studies support use of ‘saliva tests’ for COVID

    By Bloomberg and Kristen V. Brown
  • 2019 New York Times DealbookInternational

    Bill Gates lays out a possible timeline for a ‘stop-gap’ COVID vaccine

    By Kristen V. Brown, Emily Chang, and others
  • Coronavirus test used at White House faces accuracy questionsHealth

    How accurate are the coronavirus tests used by the White House? A new report is raising questions

    By Michelle Fay Cortez, Robert Langreth, and others
  • U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., this week. Trump&#8217;s comments on Thursday about the potential merits of disinfectants to protect the lungs against coronavirus infection triggered a foreceful rejection from doctors and the makers of Lysol. Wire photography: Michael Reynolds—EPA/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesHealth

    Trump’s comments on disinfecting the lungs sparks urgent warning from doctors, makers of Lysol

    By Kristen V. Brown, Justin Sink, and others