About the Author
David Heath is an award-winning investigative journalist. He has worked at several news organizations, including CNN,
USA Today, and the Center for Public Integrity. His work has helped to change policies and laws and has even led to criminal indictments. His articles have exposed illegal insider trading in drug research, questionable medical research, and the political influence used to derail tougher toxic-chemical standards. His work has appeared on
PBS Frontline,
PBS NewsHour, the
CBS Evening News, the
Huffington Post,
The Atlantic,
Time,
Newsweek, the Daily Beast, Vice News,
Scientific American and
Mother Jones. He has won more than two dozen national journalism awards, including the Goldsmith, the Gerald Loeb and George Polk. His work with others has been nominated for a national Emmy and he has been a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize three times. He lives in Bethesda, Maryland.