Something to Read
Leslie BienenLeslie Bienen is a veterinarian, writer, and editor who researches and writes about disease, health policy, and topics that catch her fancy. She has published in The Atlantic, The NYT, Slate, USA Today, UnHerd, City Journal, Persuasion, WSJ, and elsewhere
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I hold a DVM from Tufts University, an MFA from The Iowa Writers’ Workshop, and a BA from Princeton University. I worked for 7 years at Kaiser Permanente Northwest’s Center for Health Research; I have been editing for 30 years.
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