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Colleen Travers

location-pin New York, New York

School: Rutgers University

Expertise: Colleen covers healthcare and medicine, nutrition, fitness, physiology, and mental health.

Colleen Travers

  • Colleen is a former digital director with 15 years of experience as a healthcare journalist.
  • She’s produced content for print, digital, and television outlets.
  • Colleen also writes branded content for major global health and wellness companies.

Experience

Colleen is a digital health journalist with 15 years of experience developing content for print, web, and television outlets. She’s held editorial positions with CosmoGirl.com, RealBeauty.com, FitnessMagazine.com, and DoctorOz.com, and now regularly contributes to Reader’s Digest, The Healthy, Huffington Post, Verywell Health, Shape, and more. As a digital health and wellness content consultant, she also works with brands like Fitbit, Peloton, Northwell Health, and Weight Watchers.

Education

Rutgers University, BA, Journalism and English

Articles

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What Is Antimicrobial Fabric and Can It Kill Germs?

Before you spend on antimicrobial clothes, check out what germ experts have to say about these fabrics.
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6 Most Surprising Healthy Brain Foods

From cheese to red wine, oily fish to green tea, these healthy brain foods may help boost your cognitive health.
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Can the Coronavirus Cause Strokes? What Doctors Need You to Know

There's a link between Covid-19 and stroke risk—even among younger patients. Here's what to do if you suspect a coronavirus-related stroke.