Nicole Leonard is a health and science reporter for WHYY News. She joined the newsroom in 2022 after covering health care for Connecticut Public Radio. Before that, she was the health reporter for the Press of Atlantic City.
Nicole’s coverage has focused on addiction and the opioid epidemic, mental health, and health policy. She is an alum of Boston University and grew up in New Jersey.
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