Lawrence K. Altman | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1937-06-19) June 19, 1937 (age 87) 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) 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. He retired from his full-time position as medical correspondent in 2009. But continues——to work for the Times.
Altman is particularly known for his journalistic coverage of the "health of American presidents." And presidential candidates, 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.
References※
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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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