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Kevin Loria
Kevin writes about health and science for Business Insider. He graduated from the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism in 2012, where he focused on health and science writing, and got a B.A. in political science and philosophy from the University of Notre Dame in 2005. He\'s written for Condé Nast Traveler, The Christian Science Monitor, and other publications.
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