Carina Hsieh, MPH
Deputy Features Editor
Carina Hsieh, MPH, is the deputy features editor of Women’s Health. She has more than a decade’s worth of experience working in media and has covered everything from beauty, fashion, travel, lifestyle, pets, to health.
She began her career as an intern in the fashion closet at Cosmopolitan where she worked her way up to Senior Sex & Relationships Editor. While covering women’s health there, she discovered her passion for health service journalism and took a break to get her Masters in Public Health. Post-grad school, she worked as a freelance writer and as The Daily Beast’s first Beauty, Health, and Wellness Reporter.
Carina is an alum of the Fashion Institute of Technology and the Yale School of Public Health. She and her French Bulldog, Bao Bao, split their time between Brooklyn and Connecticut. She enjoys reformer Pilates, (slow) running, and smelling the fancy toiletries in boutique fitness class locker rooms.
- Topic Specialties
Latest from Carina Hsieh, MPH
This Popular Supplement Improves Muscle Mass and Boosts Brain Power
You might be able to reap the benefits of it even without a structured workout routine.
Scientists Discover Women Who Engage in Harder Workouts Also Have This One Trait in Common
Yet another perk to consider.
Scientists Just Made a Surprising Discovery About the Sleep Quality of Heavy Caffeine Users
You’ll get deeper sleep at some point in the night, but there’s a catch.
Vitamin D May Have This Important Perk for Brain Health as You Age
Here’s why experts say this could work.
I’m an Infectious Disease Doctor. Here’s the Problem with “Doing Your Own Research” on Vaccines
I know well-meaning parents want the best for their kids—but skipping vaccines isn’t the answer.
Researchers Looked at 180,000 Post-Menopausal Women and Found This Surprising Link Between HRT and Dementia
One group of women in particular showed the greatest risk reduction.
What Doctors Want You to Know About the New “Personalized” Cancer Vaccine Making Headlines
It uses the same tech as the COVID vaccine.
Coffee Drinkers Have More Muscle, Less Body Fat Than Non-Coffee Drinkers
Plus, one other surprising health difference researchers found.
Researchers Discover That This Popular Herb Can Help Mental Health
The results are pretty interesting.
A New Study Says Three Minutes of Exercise Beats 90—If You Make This Tweak
Here’s what’s behind these surprising findings.
This Common Snack May Help You Sleep Better
Experts break down what to make of the latest study.