Veronica Hackethal, MD, MSc, reports for Ƶ's Enterprise & Investigative Journalism team. She has over seven years of experience reporting on a wide range of topics in medical news and research. Most recently her writing has focused on COVID-19 and oncology. Her writing has also appeared in the New York Times, Scientific American, Nature Medicine News, and others. She graduated from Harvard University (AB Anthropology), Oxford University (MSc Biological Anthropology), and Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons (MD). Send story tips to vhackethal@medpagetoday.com.