About Us

Health was founded in 1981 as a publication focusing on a healthy lifestyle for women. Since then, Health has expanded to cover health and wellness information for everyone and reaches over 120 million people annually. 

Our mission is to inform and empower you with accurate, empathetic, and actionable health information so you can make the best choice for your health. 

Our Medical Expert Board

Our Medical Expert Board is comprised of 70 board-certified physicians and healthcare professionals who work with Health’s editorial team to ensure our content is medically accurate, relevant, and up-to-date. These experts medically review content, and provide invaluable insights and perspectives.

Our Medical Expert Board includes healthcare professionals that span across multiple specialties. Here are a few of our members:

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Anju Goel, MD

Physician, Public Health Consultant
Anju Goel, MD, MPH, is a public health consultant and internist with over 10 years of experience addressing communicable disease, health policy, health promotion, and disaster preparedness within the California public health system.
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Isabel Casimiro

Isabel Casimiro, MD, PhD

Endocrinologist
Isabel Casimiro, MD, PhD, is an endocrinologist and instructor at the University of Chicago. Her special interests include diabetes, lipid disorders, obesity, and transgender medicine.
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Kashif J. Piracha

Kashif J. Piracha, MD

Internist, Hospital Medicine, Nephrology
Kashif J. Piracha, MD, FACP, FASN, FNKF, is a practicing physician at Methodist Willowbrook Hospital.
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Ronald Lubelchek, MD

Infectious Diseases Physician

Ronald Lubelchek, MD, is an infectious disease specialist in Chicago, Illinois.

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Our Advocates

Our team of advocates is made up of people who live with or are in remission from a health condition. They share their insights, tips, and experiences with our editorial team and lend their expertise to Health articles to ensure our content reflects what it’s like to live with their respective conditions. 

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Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Health’s mission is to bring fact-based health and wellness information to all people regardless of race, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, religion, culture, body type, and ability. We create content that reflects the variety of backgrounds and experiences of our audience, especially when it comes to groups that have historically been marginalized in the health space. We believe that the diversity of our writers, editors, medical experts, producers, and photographers makes our coverage more accessible and empathetic.

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Our Editorial Process

Our editorial process is built to help you digest and easily understand health information. Our writers and editors are experienced journalists who are unpacking research studies, data, and medical jargon to ensure this information is clear, accurate, empathetic, and actionable to help you make the right health decisions.

Our editorial team oversees the creation and development of all our content and brings you breaking health news and everlasting health topics that you’re searching for. We prioritize the integrity of our content and are not influenced by sponsors.

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Meet Our Team

Our team is composed of passionate editors, designers, developers, marketers, SEO experts, and others who are committed to bringing you trusted, empathetic health information.

Meet some of our leaders on the Health team:

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Sara Michael

Group General Manager and Senior Vice President, Health

Sara joined Dotdash Meredith in 2019 and is the Group General Manager and Senior Vice President of Health. Before entering this role, she led programs to ensure content accuracy and quality at Healthline Media.

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Katrina Chernoff

General Manager, Health.com

Katrina joined Dotdash Meredith in 2022 as the General Manager of Health.com. She previously led content operations, content quality, and editorial efficiencies at Healthline Media.

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Dana Ingemann

Dana Ingemann

Associate Editorial Director, Evergreen
Dana is an Associate Editorial Director at Health, leading the development and strategy of new evergreen content. Dana holds a Master's in Public Health and is a Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES).
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Amber Brenza

Associate Editorial Director, News

Amber is the Associate Editorial Director overseeing news content for Health, ensuring that readers stay up-to-date on trending topics like COVID-19, as well as the most recent research in the health and wellness space.

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Craig Haines

Chief Revenue Officer

Craig is the Chief Revenue Officer at Dotdash Meredith. He has over 20 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry, leading sales and partnerships at top publishers and pharmaceutical companies.

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Rob Stephen

SVP Marketing

Rob is the Senior Vice President of Marketing at Dotdash Meredith. Previously, he held roles at Time Inc, Everyday Health, and FCB Health.

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Awards

Nominations and Recognition

Bronze — Digital Health Media Article Series:

  • Coronavirus Condition Center

FOLIO Digital Award Finalist

Digital Archive – Health Condition Center

We Are a Dotdash Meredith Brand

Dotdash Meredith is the largest digital and print publisher in the United States. From mobile to magazines, nearly 200 million people trust us to help them make decisions, take action, and find inspiration. Dotdash Meredith's over 50 iconic brands include PEOPLE, Better Homes & Gardens, Verywell, FOOD & WINE, The Spruce, Allrecipes, Byrdie, REAL SIMPLE, Investopedia, Southern Living, Health, and more.

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Our Policies

Terms of Use

Health and its affiliated sites (the “Site”) are Dotdash Meredith brands, owned and operated by Dotdash Media Inc. and its affiliates. Access to and use of the Site is subject to our terms of service (“Terms of Service”).

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Privacy Policy

We take online privacy seriously and we respect the concerns of our community of users. We may collect information, including personal information, directly from you if you choose to provide that information. In addition, when you access the Site, we and our third-party partners may automatically collect certain information about you and your visit, including personal information, using tools such as cookies, web beacons, and other similar technologies. We may use the information gathered on the Site for various purposes, including responding to inquiries and to serve content and offers to you based on your interests and online activities.

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Advertising Policy

Health accepts advertising on all of its sites but maintains a strict and clear separation between advertising and editorial content. We pay special attention to featuring advertising in a way that will not interfere with your reading experience. 

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Connect With Us

We want to hear from you. If you have a comment, suggestion, correction, or feedback on an article, please contact us at feedback@health.com.

Ask us a question. If you have a health– or wellness–related question you’d like our editors to answer and publish on-site, please email us at ask@health.com.

Share your stories with us. We’re always looking to hear from our readers. Share your thoughts and experiences with us at contact@health.com.

For press inquiries, contact us at press@health.com.

Our physical address:

Dotdash Meredith, Inc.
Attn: Health
225 Liberty St
New York, NY 10281
212-204-4000

Write for Us

We are continuously looking for qualified medical and health writers. If interested, reach out to us at contact@health.com.

Join Us

Join our team! We’re looking for bright, engaged, creative, and inspiring people who want to make a difference in the world of health and wellness information.

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Advertise With Us

Health offers the highest value to advertisers through a combination of scale, credibility, and intent. Interested in advertising with us? Email us at contact@health.com.