Reposted by Liz Kastor
This is huge loss for journalism, for public health, for society as a whole and not least for those of us who were privileged to know Helen
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Helen Branswell, whose reporting on infectious diseases and public health drew acclaim, dies at 69
Helen Branswell, STAT's infectious disease reporter who earned the respect of experts and public health officials with her accessible, prescient dispatches, has died at age 69.