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Portrait of Roni Caryn Rabin

Roni Caryn Rabin

My recent coverage focuses on maternal and child health, racial and economic disparities in health care, adverse effects of drugs and medical devices, organ transplantation technology, and the influence of money on medicine.

I started writing about health when my father developed amyotrophic lateral sclerosis — A.L.S., or Lou Gehrig’s disease — a debilitating neurological illness that causes paralysis throughout the body but does not affect cognition. During the course of his illness, I became acutely aware of how vital community and the social environment are to one’s sense of well-being, regardless of whether a disease is treatable or not. (My book, “Six Parts Love,” is based on that experience.)

It’s a principle that has gained acceptance in the medical world, which increasingly acknowledges the role of social determinants in one’s lifelong health trajectory. This awareness affects almost every aspect of my coverage.

I contributed to The Times’s coverage of the Covid pandemic, which was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service in 2021. My story exposing the ties between the alcohol industry and scientists running a multimillion-dollar National Institutes of Health study of moderate drinking led to the immediate halt of the study.

Recently, I have also contributed to The Times’s coverage of the Israel-Hamas war, reporting from Tel Aviv for six weeks.

All Times journalists are committed to upholding the standards of integrity outlined in our Ethical Journalism Handbook. I do everything I can to avoid even the appearance of conflicts of interest. I don’t accept gifts from any entity with an interest or stake in my reporting; I strongly believe there is no such thing as a free lunch.

I always identify myself as a reporter when working, and I protect the identity of sources who put themselves at risk to share sensitive information with me. My goal is to provide clear, accurate and balanced information, to report thoroughly and to represent as many sides of an issue as possible.

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