Arthur Allen (born 1959 in

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) is an American author and journalist.

Education

Allen graduated from the

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in 1981 with an AB in development studies.

Career

Since 1995, Allen has mainly written about biology and medicine. 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, Redbook and the

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. In 2007, his book '' Vaccine: The Controversial Story of Medicine's Greatest Lifesaver'' was published by

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. Additional books he has written include ''Ripe: The Search For The Perfect Tomato'' (2011), and ''The Fantastic Laboratory of Dr. Weigl'' (2014). In 2014, Allen joined the Staff of

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as eHealth editor, writing and editing stories about heath IT. In 2020, he left Politico and became an editor at

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Health News.

Personal life

Allen is married to ''

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'' writer

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, with whom he has a son and a daughter.

References

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