NICOLE WETSMAN
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Nicole Wetsman reports and writes, mostly about science and medicine.

Her work has been published at Nature Medicine, Wired, Popular Science, Gizmodo, The Daily Beast, Grist, Slate, Deadspin, National Geographic, Tonic, Undark, and other publications.

Nicole has a master's degree from the Science, Health and Environmental Reporting Program at New York University, and a bachelor of arts in neuroscience from Bowdoin College.


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Fingerprint Analysis Could Finally Get Scientific, Thanks to a New Tool // Gizmodo
Approve First, Ask Questions Later: ‘Post-Marketing’ Research and the FDA // Undark Magazine
Hurricane Maria stirred up dangerous pollutants on this Puerto Rico waterfront // Grist
To Reduce Long-Term Health Gaps, a Push for Early Intervention in Juvenile Detention // Undark Magazine
Hospitals are scrambling to solve their air pollution problem // Popular Science
Why You Should Not Trust Fertility Apps—Yet // Slate
Body Cameras Aren't Objective Witnesses // The Appeal
We’re Not Really Sure How to Assess the Concussions of Athletes With Learning Disabilities // Slate
The problem with taking scientific questions to court // Popular Science
‘Miracle’ Migraine Drug Doesn’t Cover Those Who Need It Most // The Daily Beast
Air pollution might be the new lead // Popular Science
Batten Disease Families Rely on Foundations to Advance Treatment // Batten Disease News
What If The NFL Were Regulated By OSHA? // Deadspin
The missing pieces // Nature Medicine
Most Forensic Science is Bogus. Will New Federal Rules Help? // Gizmodo
Will Fertility Clinic Disaster Redefine Personhood? // The Daily Beast
The tricky science of brain surgery on an adorable fur seal // Gizmodo
Rooftop Solar Panels Are Great for the Planet — But Terrible for Firefighters // Wired
Why the next wave of antidepressants may target the immune system // Nature Medicine
California's wildfires are affecting the oceans — and these researchers are the first to study it // Popular Science
When the pediatrician isn't enough // Undark
When splashy headlines become the goal of science, the process suffers // Popular Science
Why the Winter Olympics Has Less Doping Than The Summer Olympics // Gizmodo
Can cardiac screenings save the lives of young athletes? // VICE Sports
Before trying robot judges, let's learn from robot referees // Popular Science
Concussions can hurt more than your brain // Tonic
Hospitals are helping make us all sick // Popular Science
Oh, the places your blood will go // Popular Science
In the Netherlands, a Better Way to Rebuild the Beach // Hakai Magazine
LGBT health research, once seen as ‘disposable,’ gets a boost at NIH // STAT News
This troubling tennis trend is keeping players out of the U.S. Open // Popular Science
Your DNA probably didn't make you do it // Popular Science
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