Amanda Gardner

Experience

Amanda Gardner is a freelance health reporter whose stories have appeared in cnn.com, health.com, cnn.com, WebMD, HealthDay, Self Magazine, the New York Daily News, Teachers & Writers Magazine, the Foreign Service Journal, AmeriQuests (Vanderbilt University) and others. In 2009, she served as writer-in-residence at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. She is also a community artist and recipient or partner in five National Endowment for the Arts grants.

Articles

6 Vitamins (and Minerals) That May Help Macular Degeneration

Medical doctors say supplementing with vitamins and minerals may help save your sight if you have macular degeneration.

States Where Lung Cancer Is Most Prevalent Map Infographic

Lung Cancer Is Worst in These 8 States, New National Report Says

A new Lung Cancer Association report tells us which states rank best and worst for lung cancer. The factors that cause higher lung cancer rates might make you think.

Doctor reading the scan lung on digital tablet screen.

Don’t Smoke? Here’s Why You Still Need to Be Screened for Lung Cancer

If you smoke or smoked within the past 15 years, you should get screened. But what about everyone else?