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John Carey

John Carey is a freelance writer who has covered science, technology, medicine, health and the environment since 1989 and was a senior correspondent in BusinessWeek’s Washington bureau. His reporting about statins was recognized with the 2008 AAAS Science Journalism Award for magazine reporting; he has also received awards from the Deadline Club, the American Institute of Biological Sciences, the Overseas Press Club, and the Aviation/Space Writers Association.

Diving Into Data to Tell Untold Medical Stories

‘The U.S. press seemed to accept as established truth that cholesterol lowering is vital and that statins are the closest thing to wonder drugs. I’m not any smarter than my…