Aimee Cunningham

Biomedical Writer, Science News

Biomedical writer Aimee Cunningham is on her second tour at Science News. From 2005 to 2007, she covered chemistry, environmental science, biology and materials science for Science News.  Between stints Aimee was a freelance writer for outlets such as NPR and Scientific American Mind. She has a degree in English from the University of Michigan and a master’s degree in science journalism from New York University. She received the 2019 Award for Excellence in Science and Medical Journalism from the Endocrine Society for the article "Hormone replacement makes sense for some menopausal women."

All Stories by Aimee Cunningham

  1. Health & Medicine

    Outbreak of lung disease, including 5 deaths, tied to e-cigarettes

    Some 450 e-cig users have been hospitalized for severe lung disease across 33 states and U.S. territories. Five of them have died.

  2. Health & Medicine

    Climate change may be aiding a deadly fungus in infecting humans

    A deadly fungus infecting humans around the world may have been worsened by climate change.

  3. Health & Medicine

    Vaping may have landed eight teens in the hospital

    E-cigarette use can harm the lungs. Eight Wisconsin teens who developed severe lung injuries after vaping may be the latest victims.

  4. Health & Medicine

    Two Ebola treatments prove highly effective in a clinical trial

    Preliminary data show that two treatments are highly effective at preventing death in Congo, where an Ebola epidemic is ongoing.

  5. Health & Medicine

    Congo’s Ebola outbreak declared a public health emergency

    Ebola cases in new regions prompted the World Health Organization to declare Congo’s yearlong outbreak a public health emergency.

  6. Science & Society

    Beyond the El Paso shooting: Racist words and acts harm kids’ health

    An author of a new report by the American Academy of Pediatrics describes how racist acts, such as gun violence, can lead to lifelong physical and mental harm

  7. Microbes

    A surface crater in viruses may be key to keeping colds from spreading

    A newly discovered pit on the surface of one family of viruses could help scientists fight the common cold and other infections.

  8. Climate

    Explainer: How heat kills

    The human body is good at cooling itself off. But it has limits.

  9. Health & Medicine

    What’s behind frequent strep throat? Consult the tonsils

    A faulty immune response might explain why some kids get strep throat often, new data show. Another problem: The diagnosis may a case of mistaken identity.

  10. Health & Medicine

    Many food supplements unlawfully contain drugs

    The most common medicines tainting these products were usually ones that doctors prescribe for weight loss, for muscle building or to boost a man’s sex drive.

  11. Science & Society

    Teen vaping of marijuana raises concerns about addiction

    A new study estimates that nearly 1 in 11 middle and high school students in the United States has vaped marijuana, raising concerns about addiction.

  12. Health & Medicine

    Immune targeting of cancers wins two a 2018 Nobel Prize

    Doctors used to target cancers with a scalpel, toxic chemicals and radiation. Two scientists just won a Nobel Prize for coming up with a fourth tactic: turning on the immune system.