Betsy McKay is a senior writer who covers public health and medicine for The Wall Street Journal. Her stories examine how diseases and public health policies shape and challenge society. She writes about public health institutions, cutting-edge scientific research, and prevention and patient care for cardiovascular disease, Covid-19, and other diseases globally.

Betsy also writes about Russia and the impact of the war in Ukraine. A Russian speaker, she won a Pulitzer Prize in 1999 for coverage of Russia’s financial crisis. She has won awards for stories on drug-resistant tuberculosis, maternity care in the rural U.S., Covid-19 and other public health issues. Instagram/Threads: betswrites Twitter: @betswrites