Heather is a science correspondent for WORLD. She is a graduate of World Journalism Institute, the University of Maryland, and Carnegie Mellon University. She has worked in both food and chemical product development, and currently works as a research chemist. Heather resides with her family in Pittsburgh, Pa.
MEDICINE | Medical experts use unexpected materials to effectively treat fatal wounds
BACKGROUNDER | The cost of achieving climate goals could cripple industrialized economies
HEALTH | New review questions the benefits of medical marijuana
SCIENCE | Higher skin cancer rates identified in Pennsylvania
MEDICINE | New guidance prevents dangerous allergies
BACKGROUNDER | Even though we have them, we still need them from China
SCIENCE | Drinking any alcohol may increase dementia risk
SCIENCE | Study finds most U.S. babies lack key microbes
SCIENCE | Assessing the health effects of wildfire smoke
SCIENCE | New AI tool accurately diagnoses celiac disease
