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STAT reporter Helen Branswell dies at 69
Original: Helen Branswell, whose reporting for @ STATnews in the pandemic made her a vital source of information for the public, h
Helen Branswell, the veteran STAT News reporter whose coverage of the Covid-19 pandemic made her an essential source of public health information, has died at 69 from complications of cancer. Colleagues, including Andrew Joseph, are paying tribute to her work spanning infectious disease and pandemic reporting.
Why now: News of her death is prompting tributes from journalists and readers who relied on her pandemic coverage.
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- Helen Branswell, whose reporting for @ STATnews in the pandemic made her a vital source of information for the public, has died at age 69 due to complications of cancer. Here's her colleague, Andrew Joseph, with a tribute to her. “Hopefully this is nothing out of the ordinary.… · ScienceDesk@flipboard.social · 13
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