Katherine EbanKATHERINE EBAN, an investigative reporter and a contributing editor to Portfolio Magazine, has worked for the New York Times, New York, the New York Observer, and ABC News. Her articles have also appeared in publications including theNation, the New Republic, Vanity Fair, the New Yorker, Self and Vogue. Her work has been featured on 60 Minutes, 20/20 and other national news programs. She was a 2006 Alicia Patterson fellow.

Dangerous Doses is her first book. It was excerpted in the May issue of Vanity Fair and was a Barnes & Noble "Discover Great New Writers" selection, a Borders Recommends pick and was named one of the Best Books of 2005 by Kirkus Reviews. It has won awards from the American Society of Journalists and Authors and the National Association of Health Care Journalists. While in progress, the book received grants from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation and the Fund for Investigative Journalism.

Eban, a Rhodes Scholar, lives in Brooklyn with her husband, daughter and Newfoundland dog.