Reporting
Fallik left full-time reporting in 2007. Her freelance work has appeared in The New Republic, The Wall Street Journal. The Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia Magazine, Neurology Today, Poynter Institute and others. Fallik has written a series of author Q and As for the Inquirer, including Louise Erdrich, Diane Rehm, Erik Larson, Ann Patchett, and Wally Lamb. Her favorite interview was with “Little Life” author Hanya Yanagihara, who talked about the American “tyranny of happiness.” Asked if she, herself, was happy, Yanagihara replied, “I’m content, and that’s sometimes.”
Loneliness was a common concern he heard from people of all ages. It inspired his book.
When former U.S. surgeon general Vivek H. Murthy began writing a book about loneliness, he had no idea large swaths of the United States — and the world — would be living in social isolation when “Together: The Healing Power of Human Connection in a Sometimes Lonely World” came out.
COVID-19 is hitting some patients with obesity particularly hard
Emerging data show BMI plays a role in who needs intensive care and who survives
How antibody tests work and could help fight the coronavirus
Questions about the tests’ accuracy still need to be answered
Spider-Man Changed My Life
I’m a 48-year-old English professor, and the 23-year-old who plays Spider-Man changed my life.
I’m usually a lonely Jew on Christmas. Last year, I found community on Twitter.
For the first time in years, I had (virtual) company on the holiday.
Meta-Analysis: Medical Marijuana Offers Mild Relief for Multiple Sclerosis Symptoms and Is Safe—Mostly
A meta-analysis of 17 randomized, placebo-controlled trials found that medical marijuana provided mild relief from such multiple sclerosis symptoms as spasticity, pain, and bladder dysfunction. …