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Lindsey Leake is a former health and wellness reporter on Fortune’s Well team, where she covered medicine, public health, the pharmaceutical industry, nutrition, fitness, and more. Before joining Fortune, she spent 14 years in print, broadcast, and digital journalism at outlets including the USA TODAY Network, WebMD, Sinclair Broadcast Group, and WJLA-TV. In 2023, Editor & Publisher Magazine named Lindsey among its 25 Under 35 “next generation of news media professionals.” The National Association of Science Writers recognized her article on the shortage of blood donors of color as a finalist in its 2022 Science in Society Journalism Awards. Lindsey is a two-time winner of the National Association of Black Journalists’ South Florida Diversity Award and has received numerous other reporting accolades. Lindsey earned an MA in Science Writing from Johns Hopkins University, an MA in Journalism and Digital Storytelling from American University, and a BA from Princeton University.

The increase in online searches for obesity management drugs in recent years correlated to a surge in dispensed prescriptions, according to a new study from the Johns Hopkins Ciccarone Center for the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease.
HealthOnline searches predicted the surge in prescriptions of weight-loss drugs like Wegovy and Zepbound, study says. Here’s what could happen next
By Lindsey LeakeJanuary 29, 2025
Man exhales smoke while legally smoking weed with a vape pen
MindThe truth about cannabis: Researchers from largest study on its effects on the brain have a warning for young adults
By Lindsey LeakeJanuary 28, 2025
Days before President Donald Trump took office a second time, the Department of Health and Human Services granted Moderna $590 million for the development of mRNA vaccines for bird flu and other influenza viruses.
HealthAs bird flu becomes a growing threat, Moderna is awarded $590M to develop mRNA pandemic influenza vaccines
By Lindsey LeakeJanuary 22, 2025
Eli Lilly & Co., the Fortune 500 pharma firm that manufactures weight-loss injection Zepbound (tirzepatide), has a comparable oral medication in the works that could be approved by the FDA as early as 2026, CEO Dave Ricks told Bloomberg TV on Jan. 13, 2025.
HealthHate needles? Lilly’s weight-loss pill could get FDA approval next year, CEO says
By Lindsey LeakeJanuary 21, 2025
From left to right, portraits of former presidents Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, and Barack Obama; President Joe Biden; and President-elect Donald Trump.
HealthChronic, work-related stress can accelerate your biological age—especially if your job is U.S. president
By Lindsey LeakeJanuary 18, 2025
As part of its quest to “discover the science of humanity,” the Truveta Genome Project will gather the de-identified genetic data of tens of millions of consented volunteers, health data startup Truveta announced Jan. 13, 2025.
HealthPharma giant Regeneron is spending $119.5M on the world’s largest, most diverse genetic database using DNA from patient volunteers
By Lindsey LeakeJanuary 16, 2025
Moderna is recruiting adult participants for Nova 301, its Phase 3 clinical trial evaluating an investigational norovirus vaccine called mRNA-1403.
HealthModerna says it’s ‘one step closer’ to a norovirus vaccine as the virus spreads across the U.S.
By Lindsey LeakeJanuary 11, 2025
COVID symptoms are similar to those of flu, RSV, and the common cold, and may vary by vaccination status.
HealthCould you have COVID? Symptoms to watch for in 2025 include sore throat and fatigue
By Lindsey LeakeJanuary 10, 2025
As with COVID, testing is the only way to confirm the presence of the influenza virus in your body.
HealthDo you have the flu? Watch out for these 2025 symptoms, from mild to emergency
By Lindsey LeakeJanuary 9, 2025
Entrepreneur and Cost Plus Drugs cofounder Mark Cuban (right) speaks with Andrew Nusca, editorial director of Fortune’s Brainstorm series, at a Brainstorm Tech dinner on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025, in Las Vegas.
HealthMark Cuban once helped his college friend save almost $10,000 on prescriptions after a ‘horrific car accident’
By Lindsey LeakeJanuary 7, 2025
The 2024–25 seasonal influenza vaccine doesn’t prevent H5N1 bird flu but could play a pivotal role in preventing a pandemic.
HealthBird flu could merge with seasonal flu to make mutated virus that could spread among humans, CDC warns
By Lindsey LeakeJanuary 3, 2025
The CDC reported 91 norovirus outbreaks the week of Dec. 5, 2024, up from 69 the week before. By comparison, up to 41 outbreaks were reported during that same week the previous three seasons.
HealthNorovirus rates have skyrocketed by 340% this season. Here’s where the ‘winter vomiting disease’ is spreading and why
By Lindsey LeakeJanuary 2, 2025
A young woman wearing a face mask holds sparklers while celebrating New Year's Eve.
HealthThe COVID winter wave has arrived. Here’s where it’s spreading during the 2024–25 holiday season
By Lindsey LeakeDecember 31, 2024
Lynparza (olaparib), a product of Fortune 500 pharmaceutical firm Merck and Fortune 500 Europe company AstraZeneca, showed meaningful improvements in overall survival in people with germline BRCA-mutated (gBRCAm), HER2-negative high-risk early breast cancer, 2024 clinical trial data suggest.
HealthMerck-AstraZeneca breast cancer drug reduces risk of death by 28% in patients diagnosed early, clinical trial shows
By Lindsey LeakeDecember 20, 2024
As you dive into your New Year’s resolutions, taking precautions to protect yourself from a quartet of infectious diseases can lessen your odds of starting off 2025 sick.
HealthPublic health experts are warning of a ‘quad-demic’ this winter. Here’s where flu, COVID, RSV, and norovirus are spreading
By Lindsey LeakeDecember 18, 2024
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