Cheryl Platzman Weinstock is an award–winning journalist who reports about health and science research and its’ impact on society with a focus on mental health, medical ethics issues and the medical research gender gap. She is a contributing health writer at Everyday Health and a regular contributor to AARP. Her work has also appeared in The New York Times, NPR, Kaiser Health, Reuters, Newsday, O Magazine, Spectrum and a host of other national outlets.
Her investigative pieces have brought attention to important issues about mental health and suicide, including the underreported number of suicides misclassified as unintentional overdose deaths, misleading policymakers and leaving a huge segment of society ignored, and the hidden mental health risks for people who survive a sibling’s suicide. In another investigative piece she reported on the hidden danger of suicide in individuals with autism.
Besides covering health and science, including news about the coronavirus, Weinstock frequently writes and reports on metropolitan and breaking news for The New York Times. She contributed to the newspaper’s Pulitzer Prize-winning coverage of 9/11 and contributed to the reporting on the Sandy Hook tragedy and other breaking stories.
She reported on COVID-19 for AARP throughout the pandemic and won a gold and bronze award in the 30th Mature Media Competition and a digital health media award for her work.
She has also received the National Media Award, SAVE, for excellence in reporting on suicide. as well as National Federation of Press Women awards, The American Society of Journalists and Authors Arlene Eisenberg Award for Writing That Makes a Difference and the New England Chapter of the American Medical Writer’s Association Will Solimene Award for Excellence, as well as other awards.
She holds a Bachelor of Science in biology from Brooklyn College and a Master of Arts in journalism and a certificate in science and environmental reporting from New York University. She was an intern at Newsday’s “Discovery” section before launching her freelance career.
She has been an adjunct professor of journalism at Brooklyn College, York College and Long Island University and also teaches writing at public relations firms and other corporate venues.
She is a frequent speaker on women’ health. In 2011 she began, “Shop Talk,” a program bringing important health news to women during department store lunch and learn sessions. The program launched at Saks Fifth Avenue.
She is a member, past board member and was chair for several years of the awards committee of ASJA. She has also been a member of the awards and freelance committee of the National Association of Science Writers (NASW) and is currently a member of the freelance committee of the Association of Health Care Journalists (AHCJ). She also belongs to The Authors Guild, Investigative Reporters and Editors, Inc. (IRE), and the American Medical Writers Association (AMWA).
She is on the board of Pink Aid which helps under-served breast cancer patients survive treatment with support and dignity. She also volunteers at homeless shelters to feed the needy.
Her investigative pieces have brought attention to important issues about mental health and suicide, including the underreported number of suicides misclassified as unintentional overdose deaths, misleading policymakers and leaving a huge segment of society ignored, and the hidden mental health risks for people who survive a sibling’s suicide. In another investigative piece she reported on the hidden danger of suicide in individuals with autism.
Besides covering health and science, including news about the coronavirus, Weinstock frequently writes and reports on metropolitan and breaking news for The New York Times. She contributed to the newspaper’s Pulitzer Prize-winning coverage of 9/11 and contributed to the reporting on the Sandy Hook tragedy and other breaking stories.
She reported on COVID-19 for AARP throughout the pandemic and won a gold and bronze award in the 30th Mature Media Competition and a digital health media award for her work.
She has also received the National Media Award, SAVE, for excellence in reporting on suicide. as well as National Federation of Press Women awards, The American Society of Journalists and Authors Arlene Eisenberg Award for Writing That Makes a Difference and the New England Chapter of the American Medical Writer’s Association Will Solimene Award for Excellence, as well as other awards.
She holds a Bachelor of Science in biology from Brooklyn College and a Master of Arts in journalism and a certificate in science and environmental reporting from New York University. She was an intern at Newsday’s “Discovery” section before launching her freelance career.
She has been an adjunct professor of journalism at Brooklyn College, York College and Long Island University and also teaches writing at public relations firms and other corporate venues.
She is a frequent speaker on women’ health. In 2011 she began, “Shop Talk,” a program bringing important health news to women during department store lunch and learn sessions. The program launched at Saks Fifth Avenue.
She is a member, past board member and was chair for several years of the awards committee of ASJA. She has also been a member of the awards and freelance committee of the National Association of Science Writers (NASW) and is currently a member of the freelance committee of the Association of Health Care Journalists (AHCJ). She also belongs to The Authors Guild, Investigative Reporters and Editors, Inc. (IRE), and the American Medical Writers Association (AMWA).
She is on the board of Pink Aid which helps under-served breast cancer patients survive treatment with support and dignity. She also volunteers at homeless shelters to feed the needy.