Elizabeth DeVita-Raeburn is an American author and journalist who covers science, health, and society. She is the author of ''The Empty Room'', a memoir of the death of her older brother,

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, who lived for eight years in a plastic bubble at the

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Clinical Center before dying of

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from the transfusions he had as treatment of his severe immune disorder at the age of 17. Her father is Dr.

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. DeVita-Raeburn has a master's degree in public health from

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. Her stories have appeared in ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''Health'', ''

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'' and ''

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'', among many other publications. She is the coauthor of ''The Death of Cancer'' (FSG, 2015). Devita-Raeburn currently works at ''

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'' as the senior cancer editor. In 2017, she was chosen as a ''

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'' fellow. She lives in

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with her husband, writer

Paul Raeburn Paul Raeburn (born November 26, 1950) is an American author and science expositor, known for his book ''Do Fathers Matter?'' (2014) concerning the paternal influence on language acquisition and adolescent sexuality, among other topics. Raeburn ...

and their sons, Henry and Luke.

References

* DeVita-Raeburn, Elizabeth. "''The Empty Room: Surviving the Loss of a Brother or Sister at Any Age''." Scribner, New York, 2004. .

External links

DeVita-Raeburn home page

Elizabeth Devita-Raeburn Everyday Health

Cancer Special Report 2017 NCI fellow, Everyday Health
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