Anna Kuchment

Anna Kuchment covers science for The Dallas Morning News and for Scientific American, where she is a contributing editor. She previously worked as a senior editor at Scientific American and as a staff reporter, writer and editor at Newsweek magazine. She holds a Master of Science degree from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.

Latest Stories

UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas.

The lambda variant, a new, little-understood version of the coronavirus, has arrived in Dallas

UT Southwestern doctors have identified five cases of the new strain

By Anna KuchmentNewsAug 13, 2021

Claudio Sanchez, left and counter-clockwise, sits down to share dinner with his son Daniel,...

Shattered by COVID-19, a Lancaster father tries to salvage what remains of his family

With little time for grief and none for healing, Claudio Sanchez and his loved ones persevere through heartbreak and upheaval

By Anna KuchmentNewsAug 6, 2021

North Texas doctors are divided over the controversial new Alzheimer’s drug

Some researchers warn that FDA approval might lead doctors to prescribe the drug to patients who stand little chance of benefiting from it.

By Anna KuchmentNewsJun 12, 2021

'The Vaping Fix' is the new Wondery podcast by Dallas journalist Laura Beil.

Where there’s smoke ... ‘The Vaping Fix’ is the new hit podcast from the Dallas journalist behind ‘Dr. Death’

Medical reporter Laura Beil’s new Wondery series examines e-cigarette maker Juul.

By Anna KuchmentPop Culture May 26, 2021Member Exclusive

Two children are the first in North Texas to be diagnosed with a variant plaguing India and the U.K.

The variant is highly contagious but poses little risk to the vaccinated, doctors say

By Anna KuchmentNewsMay 19, 2021

UT Southwestern to study COVID-19 vaccine-allergy link

Scientists hope new data will alleviate safety concerns

By Anna KuchmentNewsMay 14, 2021

Tiffani Hutton practices smell training, a form of physical therapy for the nose. She...

‘Like rotting fish’: COVID-19 leaves many survivors holding their noses

Scientists hunt for the cause of a mysterious smell disorder

By Anna KuchmentNewsMay 7, 2021

Baylor Scott & White Health’s Dallas campus, which includes Baylor University Medical Center.

Baylor to test new drug against coronavirus variants

The monoclonal antibody neutralizes all known variants of concern, early trials show

By Anna KuchmentNewsMay 4, 2021

Texas Rangers fans, some with and without masks watch an exhibition game in the seventh...

Safe or superspreader? Why the Rangers are opening doors to full capacity Monday despite risks

Texas hopes for a capacity crowd in their home opener, but experts and even the president warn against it.

By Evan Grant and Anna KuchmentRangersApr 4, 2021Member Exclusive

Baylor Scott & White Health's Charles A. Sammons Cancer Center in Dallas

A ‘major step forward’ for patients with esophageal cancer

Patients who received immunotherapy lived twice as long without a recurrence of cancer as patients who received a placebo, report Baylor University Medical Center doctors in a breakthrough study.

By Anna KuchmentNewsMar 31, 2021Member Exclusive