Trine Tsouderos
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Trine Tsouderos | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Known for | Award-winning reporting on dubious autism therapies |
| Spouse | Jon Yates |
Trine Tsouderos is a journalist who formerly wrote for the Chicago Tribune, beginning in 2003, prior to which she wrote for People, the Tennessean, and the Wilson Daily Times (where she began her career as a journalist in 1995).[1]
In 2013, Tsouderos joined PwC's healthcare think tank, Health Research Institute, as a director; in 2021, she was named leader of the institute and also began working as a consultant working on COVID and influenza vaccine projects with pharmaceutical companies.[2][3][4] Tsouderos also was co-creator and co-host of PwC's healthcare podcast, Next in Health, and recorded nearly 80 episodes.[5] In 2022, Tsouderos left PwC to work on a master's degree in the history of medicine at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.[4]
Reporting
[edit]Tsouderos is known for authoring articles about controversial autism therapies such as BDTH2,[6] chelation therapy and hyperbaric oxygen therapy.[7][8] Working with Patricia Callahan, she produced the Chicago Tribune series Dubious Medicine. In 2010, the series received an award for excellence in health care journalism by the Association of Health Care Journalists and honorable mention for a Casey Medal for Meritorious Journalism.[9][10][11] In 2011, the Chicago Journalists Association awarded Tsouderos and Callahan the Sarah Brown Boyden for "Revelations about how quackery is thriving in modern medicine."[12]
Tsouderos also covered Anjum Usman, a doctor in Naperville, Illinois who critics say prescribes supplements and treatments for autistic children which were based in part on inappropriate lab testing.[13] Another of her articles focused on the suspension of Mark Geier's medical license,[14] as well as, more generally, his use of Lupron to treat autistic children.[15] Other topics of her reporting include the potential role of XMRV in the etiology of chronic fatigue syndrome,[16] as well as the efficacy of anti-aging creams.[17]
In 2012, Tsouderos left the Chicago Tribune and transitioned to public relations, working for GolinHarris as healthcare media director.[18]
Personal life
[edit]Tsouderos is married to Jon Yates, who also wrote for the Chicago Tribune and later joined her at PwC.[2] They have two children.[19]
References
[edit]- â "Trine Tsouderos's Biography". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on 18 October 2014. Retrieved 29 August 2013.
- 1 2 Feder, Robert (9 November 2012). "Tribune problem solver Jon Yates leaving 'dream job'". Retrieved 16 September 2026.
- â "Trine Tsouderos, Health Research Institute, Chicago". Retrieved 2013-11-12.
- 1 2 "Trine Tsouderos". April 7, 2022 â via LinkedIn.
- â PwC (April 7, 2022). "Next in Health podcast series". Next in Health podcast series. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
- â Tsouderos, Trine (12 July 2010). "Supplement seller says FDA may be 'confused'". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 28 August 2013.
- â Perry, Susan (25 November 2009). "How science is being hijacked to sell parents questionable, and potentially dangerous, autism therapies for children". MinnPost.
- â Tsouderos, Trine; Callahan, Patricia (22 November 2009). "Risky alternative therapies for autism have little basis in science". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 28 August 2013.
- â "2010 Casey Medals for Meritorious Journalism". Journalism Center on Children & Families. 29 June 2010. Archived from the original on 10 March 2013.
- â "Awards: Past Winners". Association of Health Care Journalists. 2009. Archived from the original on 5 July 2010.
- â Jensen, Elizabeth (19 April 2010). "AHCJ Award Winners for 2010". TVWeek.
- â "CJA 72nd Annual Awards Program" (PDF). Chicago Journalists Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 September 2012.
- â Tsouderos, Trine (14 October 2011). "Illinois medical board files complaint against star autism doctor". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 28 August 2013.
- â "Maryland medical board upholds autism doctor's suspension". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 28 August 2013.
- â Tsouderos, Trine (21 May 2009). "'Miracle drug' called junk science". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 28 August 2013.
- â Tsouderos, Trine (17 March 2011). "Research casts doubt on theory of cause of chronic fatigue". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 28 August 2013.
- â Tsouderos, Trine (31 January 2011). "Do anti-aging skin creams work?". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 28 August 2013.
- â Feder, Robert (15 Oct 2012). "Former radio sex therapist finds her Eden in Hawaii". Time Out Chicago. Archived from the original on 8 April 2014.
- â Hurd Anyaso, Hilary (8 June 2023). "Jon Yates named vice president for Global Marketing and Communications". Northwestern University.
