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Specialty Subjects : Biotech, pharmaceuticals, oncology, aging, pet health

Book Credits : Selling the Fountain of Youth : How the Anti-Aging Industry Made a Disease out of Getting Old--And Made Billions Heal : The Vital Role of Dogs in the Search for Cancer Cures http://sellingthefountainofyouth.com/ http://healdogsandcancer.com/

Enter your professional bio here : Arlene Weintraub is a writer with more than 25 years of experience as a journalist covering health, science, pharmaceuticals and biotechnology. She was most recently an associate director and health writer for APCO Worldwide, where she provided writing and communications consulting to hospitals, biopharmaceutical companies, scientific equipment makers and health nonprofits. At APCO, she wrote white papers about healthcare innovation and health equity, executive speeches, talking points, corporate reports, sponsored content, blog posts, LinkedIn posts and op-eds. Articles she wrote on behalf of clients were published in a wide variety of consumer and trade outlets, including STAT, Modern Healthcare, PharmaTimes, Pharmaceutical Executive, Fierce Biotech, MedCityNews, Drug Discovery News and CIO Review. Prior to joining APCO, Weintraub worked as a freelance journalist for Forbes.com, the New York Times, US News & World Report, CURE, Fierce Markets, and other media outlets. She was previously a senior health writer based out of the New York City headquarters of BusinessWeek, where she wrote hundreds of articles that explored both the science and business of health. Her book, Heal: The Vital Role of Dogs in the Search for Cancer Cures (ECW Press 2015), brings to life the world of comparative oncology and the many ways dogs are helping in the war on cancer. Her first book, Selling the Fountain of Youth (Basic Books 2010), is an expose on the anti-aging industry. She has won awards from the New York Press Club, the Association of Health Care Journalists, the Foundation for Biomedical Research, and the American Society of Business Publication Editors.

Writing Credits : Forbes.com, New York Times, US News & World Report, Reuters, CURE, PBS Next Avenue, Fierce Pharma, Fierce Biotech, Bloomberg BusinessWeek, APCO (communications consulting)

Awards and Recognition : Independent Publishers Book Award: Gold Medal , health/medicine/nutrition, Heal New York Press Club, Consumer News, ''Selling the Promise of Youth,'' 2007, and ''The Digital Hospital,'' 2006, BusinessWeek. Association of Health Care Journalists, General Interest Magazines (second place): ''Selling the Promise of Youth,'' 2007, BusinessWeek. American Society of Business Publication Editors, Individual Profile (silver): ''Medicine in Conflict,'' 2007, BusinessWeek. Foundation for Biomedical Research, Michael E. DeBakey Journalism Award: ''Crossing the Gene Barrier,'' 2006, BusinessWeek. American Society of Business Publication Editors, National Gold Award, Feature Writing: ''I Can't Sleep,'' 2005, BusinessWeek. American Society of Business Publication Editors, Individual Profile (bronze): ''Genentech's Medicine Man,'' 2004, BusinessWeek. http://www.independentpublisher.com/article.php?page=2045

Skills (Select all that apply) : Blog posts, Books, Communications strategy, Donor communications, Editing, E-books, Feature writing, Ghostwriting, Investigative reporting, Media relations, News, News releases, Profiles, Annual reports, Articles, White papers, Web copy, Speechwriting, Op-Ed

List any memberships you have with other organizations : Society of Professional Journalists, Author's Guild