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Lindsay Kalter

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Lindsay covers a wide range of health issues including vaccinations, mental health and innovations in medicine.

She has been a reporter for Politico, the Boston Herald, the Baltimore Sun and the Dallas Morning News, and has written health-related pieces for WebMD and the Washington Post.

A 2016 Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation Health Coverage Fellow, Lindsay is a graduate of the University of Maryland journalism school. She is based in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Stories by Lindsay Kalter

Patient Stories

Life before vaccines: Measles

A sister's story: A rash, a fever, encephalitis and lifelong damage in the era before vaccination

Patient Stories

Life before vaccines: Meningitis B

'There is not one hour that goes by that I don't think about her': A mother's story

Patient Stories

Life before vaccines: Diphtheria

A public health historian describes the horrific effects of 'throat distemper'

Preventive Care

Why do babies need so many vaccines?

Pediatricians explain the vaccine schedule, and why it saves lives

Emerging Trends

Genetic testing 101

What's available, when it's recommended, and what questions you should ask your doctor: Clinicians share their insights into the new and burgeoning field

Health Quality & Affordability

New tools for medication management

$100 billion health challenge drives innovation in responding to critical need of chronically ill

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