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Laura Beil

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Dallas, United States
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Podcasts: Exposed, Sympathy Pains, Dr Death, Bad Batch, Vaping Fix. Bylines @Propublica @TexasMonthly @nytimes @ScienceNewsOrg; Victor Cohn Prize 2018

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Laura Beil’s Biography

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I'm a contributing editor for Men's Health magazine, and correspondent for Science News. Also frequent contributor to the New York Times and women's magazines.

Laura Beil’s Journalist Portfolio

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The Enemy Within

The Enemy Within

In this compelling e-book single, journalist Laura Beil tells the tragic inside story of Eddie Routh, the Ira…

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Who Killed Chris Kyle?

Who Killed Chris Kyle?

Jodi Routh first started to worry about her son, Eddie, during a trip to Colorado in July 2010. Almost every …

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A Race to the Death

A Race to the Death

At his gym, Tony Weathers was known as Weatherman-a ripped demigod who could curl 225 pounds and run a mile i…

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The Dirty Truth About Hospitals

The Dirty Truth About Hospitals

After the fifth soldier turned up with a post-op knee infection, the staff at Madigan Army Medical Center in …

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Who's Spiking Your Supplements?

Who's Spiking Your Supplements?

HEATH STEVISON just wanted to put on a bit more muscle. He had a vacation in Cabo San Lucas coming up, and he…

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Stem Cell Treatments Overtake Science

Stem Cell Treatments Overtake Science

TIJUANA, Mexico - Maggie Alejos arrived here in June from St. Anne, Ill., with her husband, her daughter and …

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A Texan Risked Everything to Defend Ukraine. So Did His Father.

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By Laura Beil Verified
| Texas Monthly Verified
On a moonless night last November, four soldiers climbed into the back of a mud-caked armored personnel carrier in southern Ukraine. The band of foreign volunteers—two Americans, a Chilean, and an Australian—was bound for the village of Stepnohirsk, the last defensive stronghold against Russian forces that were advancing toward the industrial city of Zaporizhzhia, roughly twenty miles to the north.
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One Year Later: Is MAHA Actually Making America Healthier?

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By Laura Beil Verified
| Men's Health Verified
AT HIS NOMINATION hearing in January 2025, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced he’d “do everything in my power to put the health of Americans back on track.” And in the year since then, he’s made some bold changes under the banner of the MAHA movement. MH takes a close look at what they’re doing to our health. Dom McKenzie THE MOVE: “Cutting the Fat” from Medical Research & Public Health MILLIONS OF DOLLARS in research grants have been cut or frozen.
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Are Longevity Clinics Worth Your Time and (All That) Money? | Members Only

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By Laura Beil Verified
| AARP
Medical assistant Ruth Vergara of Everest Health in Vienna, Virginia, measures Anita Wheaton’s grip strength during an October 2024 check-in at the longevity clinic. Greg Kahn Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Longevity clinics are popping up everywhere. In academic medical centers, strip malls and luxury wellness resorts.
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American Society of Journalists and Authors

2014 - Reporting on a Significant Topic

Award for Who Killed Chris Kyle? (Men's Health, Dec 2013)

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American Society of Journalists and Authors

2013 - Reporting on a Significant Topic

Award for The Dirty Truth About Hospitals (Men's Health Oct. 2012)

American Society of Journalists and Authors

2012 - June Roth Award: Outstanding Medical Article

Award for Who's Spiking Your Supplements (Men's Health July 2012)

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