Hi, I’m Helen Ouyang. I’m an E.R. doctor and contributing writer for The New York Times Magazine. I’ve also written for The Atlantic, Harper’s, Los Angeles Times, New York, The New Yorker, The New York Times, The Washington Post, and others. My work has been a finalist for the National Magazine Award and anthologized in The Best American Science and Nature Writing. Say hello: helenouyang(at)gmail(dot)com. You can learn more about me here.
The Race to Reinvent CPR
The New York Times Magazine Cover Story
Bariatric Surgery at 16
The New York Times Magazine Cover Story
The Hospital Makes a House Call
The New York Times Magazine
Metaverse Medicine: Can Virtual Reality Help Ease Chronic Pain?
The New York Times Magazine
The City Losing Its Children to H.I.V.
The New York Times Magazine Cover Story Notable, The Best American Science & Nature Writing 2022
I’m an E.R. Doctor in New York. None of Us Will Ever Be the Same.
The New York Times Magazine Cover Story Selected for The Best American Science & Nature Writing 2021
Where Should a Child Die?
The New York Times Magazine
Where Health Care Won’t Go
Harper’s Magazine Finalist for the National Magazine Award
Hashtag Prescription
Harper’s Magazine Cover Story