Anne Stein

From Shaquille O'Neal to Scott Turow, I write and edit profiles, sports features, book reviews and global health and wellness stories. I also write and shoot travel features, and my alumni profiles appear in publications throughout the U.S.

Health & Wellness

From polio eradication to asthmatic Olympians, these stories explore how we're trying to live better and healthier lives.

University of Chicago Medicine • 30th July 2018

Former athlete a ‘new person’ thanks to innovative shoulder surgery

Up until last year, Tom Kavanaugh, 35, started each day with a familiar routine....He had taken so much acetaminophen over the past five years, his liver was suffering from side effects.

Northwestern • 26th February 2022

A Born Competitor: Paratriathlete Hailey Dan

“Hailey has the motivation, the talent and the drive, so it’ll be exciting to see where she’ll be in the next few years."

Haverford • 25th February 2022

On the frontlines of the pandemic

Doctors, nurses and other first responders talk about their early pandemic day experiences.

Chicago Tribune • 26th February 2022

NFL families deal with blow of concussions

Families and players open up about the devastating effects of CTE.

Chicago Tribune • 26th February 2022

Aging athletes

Growing older doesn't mean you need to slow down.

Haverford • 25th February 2022

Battling Ebola in Liberia

A young worker for Tony Blair's Africa Governance Initiative describes life in Liberia at the peak of Ebola.

Rotary Magazine • 28th February 2022

December studies

Reading books can prolong your life...and other studies in the news.

Northwestern • 25th February 2022

Get up and go!

If you sit too much, you could be at risk for major disability later in life.

Chicago Health • 24th February 2022

A Rewarding Routine

By the time we reach age 30, we start to lose muscle mass — about 3% to 5% per decade — and as we get older, that loss accelerates. If we’re inactive, the loss goes even faster.