Ginger Skinner
Science EditorGinger Skinner is the science editor of TheBody/TheBodyPro. A health reporter and editor based in Brooklyn, N.Y., she has 15 years of experience covering scientific research for publications, non-profit organizations, and startups, including Consumer Reports, Elysium Health, Einstein Magazine, NeedyMeds, Everyday Health, and Center for Advancing Health.
Latest by Ginger Skinner
Among Women in the U.S., Race and Place Play an Outsized Role in New HIV Infections
Beyond the big-picture improvements, a closer look at the data reveals stark racial and geographic disparities in HIV incidence and prevalence.
We Need to Talk About Racism as a Barrier to HIV Prevention and Care for Black Women
HIV infection rates among Black women in the U.S. have fallen sharply over the past decade, but look closer and the numbers still paint a troubling story.
Hepatitis C Treatment Barriers Persist Through the Cure Era, Especially in U.S.
For the most vulnerable populations disproportionately impacted by HCV in the U.S.—i.e., incarcerated people and people who inject drugs—treatment remains dangerously elusive, experts say.