M. Alexander Otto began his reporting career early in 1999 covering the pharmaceutical industry for a national pharmacists' magazine and freelancing for the Washington Post and other newspapers. He then joined BNA, now part of Bloomberg News, covering health law and the protection of people and animals in medical research. Alex next worked for the McClatchy Company. Based on his work, Alex won a year-long Knight Science Journalism Fellowship to MIT in 2008-2009. He joined the company shortly thereafter. Alex has a newspaper journalism degree from Syracuse (N.Y.) University and a master's degree in medical science -- a physician assistant degree -- from George Washington University. Alex is based in Seattle.
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Quality of Life for Asthmatics Improved Little Over a Decade
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- M. Alexander Otto
Major Finding: Asthma exacerbations sent about as many patients to the hospital or emergency department in 2009 as they did in 1998; only 28% of...
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Quality of Life for Asthmatics Improved Little Over a Decade
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- M. Alexander Otto
Major Finding: Asthma exacerbations sent about as many patients to the hospital or emergency department in 2009 as they did in 1998; only 28% of...
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Vocal Cord Dysfunction More Common in Certain Groups
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- M. Alexander Otto
Major Finding: Out of 100 vocal cord dysfunction (VCD) patients, 86 were women, 68 were overweight, and 50 had psychiatric conditions; 26 had...
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Vocal Cord Dysfunction More Common in Certain Groups
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- M. Alexander Otto
Major Finding: Out of 100 vocal cord dysfunction (VCD) patients, 86 were women, 68 were overweight, and 50 had psychiatric conditions; 26 had...
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Vocal Cord Dysfunction More Common in Certain Groups
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- M. Alexander Otto
Major Finding: Out of 100 vocal cord dysfunction (VCD) patients, 86 were women, 68 were overweight, and 50 had psychiatric conditions; 26 had...
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Eczema Action Plans Improve Children's Outcomes, Parents' Confidence
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- M. Alexander Otto
Major Finding: Eighty percent of parents given action plans to help manage their children’s eczema reported a decrease in severity at 3-12 months...
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Eczema Action Plans Improve Children's Outcomes
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- M. Alexander Otto
Major Finding: Eighty percent of parents given action plans to help manage their children's eczema reported a decrease in severity at 3-12 months...
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Eczema Action Plans Improve Children's Outcomes, Parents' Confidence
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- M. Alexander Otto
Major Finding: Eighty percent of parents given action plans to help manage their children’s eczema reported a decrease in severity at 3-12 months...
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Chart All Possible Diagnoses to Improve Hospital Mortality Scores
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- M. Alexander Otto
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Chart All Possible Diagnoses to Improve Hospital Mortality Scores
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- M. Alexander Otto
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Chart All Possible Diagnoses to Improve Hospital Mortality Scores
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- M. Alexander Otto
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Reassure Dying Patients About Discontinuing Drugs
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- M. Alexander Otto
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Reassure Dying Patients About Discontinuing Drugs
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- M. Alexander Otto
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Reassure Dying Patients About Discontinuing Drugs
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- M. Alexander Otto
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Reassure Dying Patients About Discontinuing Drugs
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- M. Alexander Otto