
Helen Ouyang
@drhelenouyang
ER Doc + Prof @Columbia, Contributing Writer @NYTmag, Fellow @TypeMediaCenter
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https://helenouyang.com 26-04-2013 18:43:09
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My NYT Magazine story on pediatric obesity and bariatric surgery is The Sunday Read on The New York Times āThe Dailyā today. Beautifully narrated by Soneela Sajjad with short intro by me. Thanks especially to Tally Abecassis & audio team! nytimes.com/2023/12/17/podā¦

Type Media Center is pleased to announce Helen Ouyang and Jessica Valenti as the inaugural Ernst Abelin and Pamela Bevier fellows. Valenti and Ouyang join Type thanks to the generous support of Pamela Bevier. typemediacenter.org/2024/02/21/typā¦

I wrote this week's @nytmag cover story about ECPR - a new way of treating cardiac arrest. Currently cardiac arrest has dismal survival rates. ECPR could dramatically change that. But can health care systems implement this complex intervention? Should they?nytimes.com/2024/03/27/magā¦

"Patients with certain types of cardiac arrest who are treated with a new procedure, called ECPR, have a nearly 100 % chance of being revived, with their brain function intact, if treatment is administered within 30 minutes of collapse." nytimes.com/2024/03/27/mag⦠Helen Ouyang


Wastewater monitoring was so useful for COVID-19, some places are now using it to track drug use. But many researchers and public-health officials worry that such monitoring could be used against the people itās intended to help. Helen Ouyang reports: theatlantic.com/health/archiveā¦

Weāve heard about wastewater surveillance for COVID. But itās increasingly being used to track drug use. This leads to so many questions for public health folks, all wonderfully explored by the remarkable Helen Ouyang in The Atlantic Gift link below š theatlantic.com/health/archiveā¦


āFor people to truly be healthy, modern medicine must prioritize the prevention of mental ailments alongside physical ones,ā writes Helen Ouyang. Read: nyti.ms/3TcFVYy

I'm excited to let you know I have a new book coming out next spring. amazon.com/Super-Agers-Ev⦠Simon & Schuster



Must-read by Helen Ouyang, a physician and fellow at Type Media Center, on how the insurance industry is as opaque to doctors as to the people in their care, fueling anger at companies like UnitedHealthcare and corroding patient trust. nytimes.com/2024/12/08/opiā¦

How insurance companies degrade the patient-doctor relationship, by my friend and exceptional physician author Helen Ouyang New York Times Opinion gift link nytimes.com/2024/12/08/opiā¦



In New York Times Opinion āThrough the screen, I found something unexpected: the chance for technology to offer a different ā and sometimes deeper ā interaction with patients,ā @drhelenouyang writes about her surprising experience with telehealth appointments. nyti.ms/4gJo4Cg

āThrough the screen, I found something unexpected: the chance for technology to offer a different ā and sometimes deeper ā interaction with patients.āāHelen Ouyang gift link nytimes.com/2024/12/27/opi⦠New York Times Opinion


Is the F.A.A. really ensuring safety by disqualifying pilots who receive a diagnosis or treatment? Abelin-Bevier Fellow Helen Ouyang for The New York Times: nytimes.com/2025/03/18/magā¦

Safety in aviation has been on everyone's mind lately. I reported on how the rules around pilotsā mental health are meant to protect us ā and why they might actually be putting us all at greater risk. My story for NYT Magazine The New York Times Comments are open: nytimes.com/2025/03/18/magā¦

An absolutely brilliant NYT Magazine article on the mental health of airline pilots. My friend and colleague Helen Ouyang expertly weaves together the stories, the stigma, and the stakes for getting this all right. Gift link below ā¬ļø nytimes.com/2025/03/18/magā¦

Happy pub day to Eric Topol 's SUPER AGERS! My copy arrives today, and I can't wait to read it!! If you follow Dr. Topol's substack, you know this book will be fantastic: compelling writing that's always evidence-based.

An immense honor to be awarded the The Pulitzer Prizes for our work on Sudan. pulitzer.org/node/declan-waā¦
