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Amy Kraft

Amy Kraft

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Health and Science Journalist

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Join date: Sep 29, 2025

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Amy Kraft is a health and science journalist who specializes in making complex medical topics human — and sometimes even a little funny. Her writing has appeared in publications including Consumer Reports, New Scientist, Scientific American, CBS News, Newsweek. When she’s not writing, Amy performs regularly as an actress and improviser in Chicago where she lives with her husband, two daughters, and a very opinionated cat.

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First Name
Amy
Last Name
Kraft

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Oct 8, 2025 ∙ 5 min
Yes, And: How Improv Helped Me Rewire My Brain After A Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
From an early age I was obsessed with making people laugh. Inspired by Lucille Ball, I took every performance opportunity I could find. My elementary and middle school yearbooks are peppered with commentary by teachers and friends encouraging me to follow my dreams of acting and not to forget them when I am a famous comedian. Then, when I was in 10th grade, in the midst of rehearsals for our school musical Pippin , I was hit by a car crossing a street in Westport, Connecticut. Unconscious on...
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