Freelance journalist
Lori Miller Kase, a Connecticut-based freelance writer, specializes in health and also writes frequently about the arts, food and parenting. A journalist for more than 25 years, she has been published in a wide range of national and local publications, including Discover, Vogue, Self, Eating Well, Parents, The New York Times, The Boston Globe Magazine, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Brain,Child, Reader’s Digest, Health and Hartford Magazine. She has also written for internet sites such as The Atlantic, Aeon, The Review Review and Beliefnet. She has been awarded for "Excellence in Journalism" by the Connecticut Society of Professional Journalists.
Portfolio
Health
High HDL levels don't always mean a lower risk of heart attack. Annabelle Rodriguez's research suggests that the "good cholesterol" may not be so good for everyone.
How DIY medical testing could save your life - Aeon Opinions
Dozens of companies offer direct-to-consumer tests on saliva, urine, blood or cheek swabs that can indicate either the presence of or the genetic susceptibility to disorders...
Using Music to Close the Academic Gap
Researchers are finding that music instruction not only improves children’s communication skills, attention, and memory, but that it may even close the academic gap between rich...
3 Surprising Reasons Your Gut Health Matters
Scientists are discovering that your gut health impacts so much more than just your digestion. The billions of bacteria in your gut can impact your entire body. "Gut bacteria...
Concussions have always been a known risk factor in contact sports, but increasing evidence suggests that kids are returning to play too soon after sustaining these mildly...
A Bacterial Link - Cancer Today
The microbes living in your gut may explain how diet affects colorectal cancer risk.
Hartford Hospital's $3 million Depression Initiative offers hope and healing for people with mood disorders.
Pam Lacko considered herself lucky: After a hysterectomy and six rounds of chemotherapy, she survived ovarian cancer. Then she learned that she carried a gene that put her at...
A blitz of medical breakthroughs may end this deadly disease once and for all.
Mammograpy -- the standard for breast cancer -- misses 10-15 percent of cancers, more in young women. Lori Miller Kase explores the benefits and limits of this imperfect science...
When she entered the world four months too soon, Amanda McTighe was no bigger than her father's hand. Miraculously, she's alive and thriving, thanks to medical breakthroughs...
Over the last 100 years, our affair with the scale has intensified. But despite reports that dieting is not good for us, we remain hooked. Lori Miller Kase examines the history...
Brain tumor: the very words bring us face to face with our worst fears. But new treatments and surgical techniques bring new hope -- or at least, more time.
How it makes you happier, healthier, sexier -- even skinnier.
The Best Way to Get Pregnant Fast
How to achieve perfect timing (and have more fun doing it)
Plans for Mail-In Kit To Check for AIDS
Several companies plan to offer mail-in testing kits for the AIDS virus, stirring concern among public health officials and drawing criticism from many doctors and groups...
Food and Nutrition
These chefs have a message for you: quit throwing out perfectly good food - The Boston Globe
INSIDE THE KITCHEN OF COPPA, chef Jamie Bissonnette's trendy South End enoteca, sous-chefs pause during food prep to pull out cellphones or scraps of paper and jot down notes...
Philip Wong and Ann Yang are Fighting Food Waste, One Bottle of Juice at a Time