Gaby Galvin

Staff Writer

Gaby Galvin is a staff writer at U.S. News & World Report, covering public health issues for the Healthiest Communities section. She joined the company as an intern in 2016, becoming a full-time staff writer in 2017. Since then, she has worked on several investigative and data-driven projects for U.S. News, including a Solutions Journalism Network-supported exploration of the impact of pediatric cancer on migrant families in Washington State, an examination of the alarmingly high C-section rates in one Louisiana parish, and an investigation into the ongoing opioid crisis. She has appeared as a guest on WDEL, Texas Standard and SiriusXM's POTUS channel, and was a runner-up for the 2019 GW Nursing Journalism Award. She is a graduate of the University of Maryland's Philip Merrill College of Journalism. Follow her on Twitter, connect with her on LinkedIn, or email her at ggalvin@usnews.com.

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