Elizabeth Cohen is CNN’s senior medical correspondent, leading its Health, Wellness, and Medical unit. She covers consumer health and medical news across CNN television and CNN.com. Her digital column, The Empowered Patient, offers essential advice to help consumers navigate the healthcare system effectively. In 2010, she authored a book by the same title, further expanding her commitment to medical journalism and patient advocacy.
Elizabeth Cohen earned her Bachelor’s degree in History from Columbia College in New York City. She went on to receive a Master’s degree in Public Health from Boston University. In recognition of her impactful contributions to journalism and health reporting, both institutions have honored her with distinguished alumna awards.
Cohen began her broadcasting career at WLVI in Boston, where she worked as an associate producer for the environmental program Green Watch. She also held positions at the States News Service in Washington, D.C., and at The Times Union in Albany, New York. These formative roles helped build her foundation in investigative and broadcast journalism.
Elizabeth Cohen joined CNN in 1991 and has since specialized in reporting on health, wellness, and consumer rights. She has consistently brought attention to the medical aspects of major events, such as the Haiti earthquake, Hurricane Katrina, and the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. Currently, she oversees CNN’s dedicated Health, Wellness, and Medical unit, shaping national health narratives for a broad audience.
Cohen has reported extensively on major public health crises, including live coverage of the BP oil spill and the humanitarian emergency following the Haiti earthquake. In Haiti, she reported directly from makeshift hospitals, documenting the dire lack of medical resources. Her investigative work has also uncovered health challenges faced by Gulf Coast fishermen and highlighted global health concerns, such as the spread of the H1N1 virus and the study of female hormone botanicals in medical research.
| Birth Date: | 30 Nov, 1900 |
| Age: | 119 yrs |
| Occupations: | Journalist |
| Citizenship: | United States of America |
| Gender: | Female |
| Description: | American journalist |
| Twitter Id: | Elizcohencnn |
