Charles Graeber is an American journalist and author. He published two nonfiction books in the 2010s. He wrote the 2013 book '' The Good Nurse: A True Story of Medicine, Madness, and Murder'' about the serial killer

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, which was a follow-up to his 2007 article for ''

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'' magazine about Cullen, and the 2018 book '' The Breakthrough: Immunotherapy and the Race to Cure Cancer'' about

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. Graeber was born in the US state of

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and lives in

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, and

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. Before becoming a journalist and author, he was a medical student and researcher and co-authored papers for scientific journals. As a journalist, Graeber has written for numerous publications, including ''

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'', '' GQ'', ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''

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''. ''The New York Times''s Janet Maslin said Graeber "has been drawn to extremes throughout his reporting career", highlighting his ''Wired'' article about

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. Graeber's book ''The Good Nurse'' was adapted into the 2022 drama film '' The Good Nurse'', produced by

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. Graeber met with the film's writer Krysty Wilson-Cairns and provided access to the materials he used for his book. He is also one of the producers for the 2022 Netflix documentary '' Capturing the Killer Nurse'' which began streaming on

on November 11, 2022.

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