Writer and Editor
Gerry Smith is a journalist covering science and health. He's been a reporter for two decades at major news organizations, including Bloomberg News, HuffPost and the Chicago Tribune, and previously reported on the media and technology industries. He lives in New York.
Bloomberg Businessweek
Once hailed as the future of medicine, gene therapies are losing the confidence of pharma giants and investors as costs mount and commercial returns disappoint.
October 2024 · 14 min read
Bloomberg Businessweek
Big Pharma is pouring money into tech-devised treatments, but the verdict is out on whether they’ll actually work.
May 2026 · 20 min read
Bloomberg
As vaccine skepticism reaches the highest levels of U.S. health policy, anxious parents are pressing pediatricians to move up their children's immunizations.
July 2025 · 15 min read