Barbara Kantrowitz

Barbara Kantrowitz is a contributing editor at Newsweek and co-author of The Menopause Book (Workman Publishing, 2009).

The White House Mystery Drug

Obama's newly released medical report reveals he's taking a prescription medication for jet lag. Barbara Kantrowitz on the guessing game over Obama’s magic pill.

Barbara Kantrowitz

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8 Diseases Scarier Than Swine Flu

While Americans are losing sleep over the H1N1 virus, researchers are studying other infectious threats. From drug-resistant TB to parasitic worms, Barbara Kantrowitz reports on eight diseases to watch—and worry about.

Barbara Kantrowitz

An Autism Epidemic?

One in 100 American kids has some form of autism, according to new findings—a dramatic jump from two years ago. Barbara Kantrowitz on what's behind the alarming numbers.

Barbara Kantrowitz

'I Don't Have a Dad'

Olivia lost her father when the towers fell. Now 14, she clings to his old shirt, a pair of his glasses—and learns about pain and the passage of time.

Elspeth Reeve

An Ordinary, Extraordinary Life

The son of Ben Bradlee and Sally Quinn writes candidly about his learning disabilities, losing his virginity in a brothel—and the loneliness of being different.

Barbara Kantrowitz