M. Alexander Otto began his reporting career early in 1999 covering the pharmaceutical industry for a national pharmacists' magazine and freelancing for the Washington Post and other newspapers. He then joined BNA, now part of Bloomberg News, covering health law and the protection of people and animals in medical research. Alex next worked for the McClatchy Company. Based on his work, Alex won a year-long Knight Science Journalism Fellowship to MIT in 2008-2009. He joined the company shortly thereafter. Alex has a newspaper journalism degree from Syracuse (N.Y.) University and a master's degree in medical science -- a physician assistant degree -- from George Washington University. Alex is based in Seattle.
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Aspirin may protect older women from melanoma
Major Finding: The risk of melanoma was 21% lower in white, postmenopausal women who took aspirin regularly.Data Source: Women’s Health Initiative...
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Deep brain stimulation might help early in Parkinson's
Major Finding: Patients treated with both subthalamic neurostimulation and medication reported a 7.8 point quality-of-life improvement on the 100-...
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Bronchiectasis may predict mortality in COPD
Major Finding: Moderate to severe COPD patients were 2.5 times more likely to die within 2 years if they had bronchiectasis (HR, 2.54; 95% CI: 1....
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DKA often the first recognized sign of type 1 diabetes
Major Finding: 34% of children have diabetic ketoacidosis by the time they are diagnosed with type 1 diabetes.Data Source: Record review of 805...
