Kathleen Doheny is a Los Angeles-based journalist specializing in health, medical, and behavior topics. In addition to writing for WebMD, she contributes regularly to other websites, including Medscape, MedCentral, and others.
Previous credits include the Los Angeles Times (health columnist, travel health columnist, automotive safety columnist), Next Avenue, Senior Planet, and numerous national magazines, along with teaching feature writing at UCLA Extension.
She has a BS in journalism and public speaking and a certificate in broadcast journalism.
Hiking and jogging are favorite workouts. Fitness is now even more important with the arrival of two grandchildren who expect Mimi to follow them down playground slides and race them to the corner.