NPR’s “Morning Edition,” its digital “Health Shots” and more than 110 local NPR stations covered neuroscientist Alcino Silva’s discovery that an HIV drug restores memory in aging mice, suggesting a possible therapy for dementia patients.
StoryPower brought People the exclusive story of how neurosurgeon Dr. Isaac Yang saved Chinna Balachandran’s life from a massive brain bleed—enabling him to compete on “American Ninja Warrior,” marry the love of his life and welcome twins.
StoryPower’s pitch landed a feature story in WIRED on new research about ibogaine, a psychoactive drug that reduces symptoms of depression and PTSD in veterans with traumatic brain injuries.
My pitch on Dr. Barbara Natterson-Horowitz’s animal research to uncover insights into women’s health scored a Column One front-page profile, a second article in the Times’ climate-change blog and a Spectrum TV interview. UCLA Health also produced an in-depth video and magazine profile.
After I pitched the Times’ photo desk, the assigned photographer was so swayed by the students’ enthusiasm that he expanded his coverage into a six-photo essay and article.
For this LA Magazine cover story, I pitched numerous medical experts, orchestrated their interviews and arranged locations for photo shoots.
After Gabriela López told me that Telemundo-52 had profiled her 13 years earlier at her high school graduation, I tracked down the same reporter to pitch her this story. The Telemundo network, La Opinion and Azteca TV also reported the story.
