Jessica Firger

Jessica Firger is a senior writer at Newsweek, where she cover health, medicine and science. She's also held posts as a health reporter at CBS News and Everyday Health. More broadly, her writing has been featured in numerous national media outlets including the Wall Street Journal, Al Jazeera America, New York Times, Marie Claire, Elle, Esquire and Salon, among others. Jessica has appeared on Fox & Friends, BBC News, SiriusXM, NPR and other national and regional media outlets to discuss her work. Jessica has also reported on metro, crime and breaking news, and led coverage of Occupy Wall Street for the Wall Street Journal 2011. She's a recipient of a Silurian Merit Award, a coauthor of Naughty New York: A Lady's Guide to the Sexy City and a native New Yorker.