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I’m a medical anthropologist and writer, usually of nonfiction, mostly about topics in public health and medicine. I’m also an Associate Professor of Science & Technology Studies at Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, NJ.

My first book for Random House is out now (2023). It’s called Allergic: Our Irritated Bodies In a Changing World and it tells the story of the global rise in allergies over the last 200 years.

My next book, that I’m currently researching, is on aging. It dives into what happens to our bodies and minds as we age and why acceptance of aging (and our eventual deaths) is the key to “aging well.” Think of it like a “user’s manual” to your aging body (with a lot of troubleshooting sections). But, more importantly, it als ...more

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Average rating: 3.87 · 1,262 ratings · 206 reviews · 4 distinct works • Similar authors

	Allergic: Our Irritated Bodies in a Changing World 3.88 avg rating — 1,175 ratings — published 2023 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Eye of the Virus 3.74 avg rating — 78 ratings — published 2007 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Viral Network: A Pathography of the H1N1 Influenza Pandemic really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2014 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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“He should know better than to panic monger himself, that was for the media and the pharmaceutical companies to do.”
― Theresa MacPhail, The Eye of the Virus

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“only days to stop the spread of the virus should it prove to be highly contagious, which meant getting in qualified public health personnel who could help track possible victims and start a quarantine section within the hospital itself. But if they missed that tiny window of opportunity to stop the spread, it could mean impending disaster for both the hospital and the city-at-large. Greg”
― Theresa MacPhail, The Eye of the Virus

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“Treatments are also difficult because each patient is different.”
― Theresa MacPhail, Allergic: Our Irritated Bodies in a Changing World

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