Mary Walrath-Holdridge is a National Trending Reporter with USA TODAY. Based in New York City, she earned a master's degree from the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University, where she now teaches introductory journalism courses.
At USA TODAY, she reports on health and wellness, including disease, food safety, recalls, vaccines, public policy, social and wellness trends, animal welfare, healthcare, consumer health and more. She also covers culture, politics, business and all things trending, with a special interest in uncovering how the big headlines of the day impact real people.
Previously, she covered the intersection of culture, tech, media and social issues for Newsweek, where she later founded and ran the publication's first-ever trending team.
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