Lawrence K. Altman
Lawrence K. Altman | |
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| Born | June 19, 1937 Quincy, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Education | |
| Occupation(s) | Physician, journalist |
| Medical career | |
| Field | Internal medicine |
| Institutions | The New York Times |
Lawrence K. Altman (born June 19, 1937)[1] is an American internal medicine physician and medical journalist who has worked for The New York Times since 1969, when he first became the paper's medical correspondent.[2] He retired from his full-time position as medical correspondent in 2009,[3] but continues to work for the Times.[1][4]
Altman is particularly known for his journalistic coverage of the health of American presidents and presidential candidates,[4][5] though during his career at the Times, he wrote many prominent articles about other topics, including his coverage of the 1976 Philadelphia Legionnaires' disease outbreak and the first article in a newspaper to break the story of the then-new disease of HIV/AIDS in 1981.[6][7]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Lawrence K. Altman". The New York Times. Retrieved 2024-04-15.
- ^ "Lawrence K Altman". The Lancet. 353 (9153): 684. February 1999. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(05)75489-1.
- ^ Calderone, Michael (2009-01-26). "NYT's Altman retires after 40 years". Politico. Retrieved 2024-04-15.
- ^ a b Warren, James (2018-01-17). "Paging Dr. Altman: The Times beckons its doctor out of retirement for Trump health report card". Poynter Institute. Retrieved 2024-04-15.
- ^ "Fitness to lead: the health of US presidents". The Lancet. 403 (10431): 997. March 2024. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(24)00528-2.
- ^ Oransky, Ivan (October 2006). "Lawrence K Altman". The Lancet. 368 (9543): 1231. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(06)69504-4.
- ^ Kaiser, Charles (2023-09-26). "'Rather devastating': how the New York Times came to terms with Aids". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-04-15.
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