Lauren F. Friedman
Lead Editor, Health & Food
Work At CR
Lauren joined CR in 2016 and now leads the health and food content team. She has been a science journalist for more than 15 years. At CR, she edits articles on a wide variety of topics, including infectious disease, food safety, aging, and environmental health. She also oversees CR's coverage of health-related products such as insect repellents, exercise equipment, hearing aids, blood pressure monitors, and bike helmets.
Experience and Education
Lauren began her journalism career as a local reporter in Philadelphia. Before joining CR, she was an editor at Psychology Today and at Business Insider. Her writing has also appeared in Scientific American and other publications. Lauren has a B.A. from Bryn Mawr College and an M.A. from the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY, where she teaches health journalism.
Latest Articles by Lauren F. Friedman
¿Deberías comenzar las pruebas de detección del cáncer colorrectal antes de los 50?
June 6, 2025
June 6, 2025
Top Picks in Healthy Living for 2024
October 24, 2024
October 24, 2024
The Plastic Chemicals Hiding in Your Food
February 8, 2024
February 8, 2024
How to Reduce Your Exposure to Plastic in Food (and Everywhere Else)
January 4, 2024
January 4, 2024
Cómo reducir tu exposición al plástico en los alimentos (y en cualquier otro sitio)
January 4, 2024
January 4, 2024
Your Questions About Home COVID-19 Tests, Answered
December 16, 2022
December 16, 2022
We Tested 5 Electric Bikes. Here's What We Found.
September 16, 2020
September 16, 2020
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