Elizabeth Cohen Biography

As senior medical correspondent for CNN's Health Medical and Wellness Unit Elizabeth Cohen has reported breaking medical news ranging from the BP oil disaster and the Haiti Earthquake to Hurricane Katrina and the H1N1 influenza outbreak. Her signature digital column The Empowered Patient keeps consumers informed on how to ensure the best medical care for themselves and their families and was followed by a book The Empowered Patient: How to Get the Right Diagnosis Buy the Cheapest Drugs Beat Your Insurance Company and Get the Best Medical Care Every Time published in August 2010.
Cohen’s reporting on the BP scandal included a whistleblower exclusive with a fisherman’s wife who was among the first to speak out about the health concerns of fishermen now working for BP as clean-up workers. In Haiti she reported from a makeshift hospital bringing insights to the injury triage the complications of transporting critical patients to the US and the lack of medical infrastructure and resources. She added clarity to reporting on the global response to H1N1 influenza interviewing patients and reporting on the latest prevention updates.
Cohen’s report on the aftermath of the destruction of Hurricane Katrina in 2005 contributed to CNN's Peabody and Emmy Award-winning coverage through stories about airlifts of premature babies from flooded neonatal intensive care units and reports on displaced cancer patients in desperate need of treatment. She also contributed to CNN’s Emmy Award-winning coverage of the 9/11 terrorist attacks reporting with sensitivity and professionalism on the rescue and recovery at Ground Zero and the search for missing people in lower Manhattan.

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