David Noonan came to Newsweek in 2000 as a senior writer in the Business section, moved over to the Society section in 2001 and became a senior editor in 2003. He covers a variety of topics, including health care, medical science and sports. He has written cover stories on the epidemic of hearing loss "How to Keep Your Hearing" (6/6/05), statin drugs, "Cholesterol and Beyond" (7/14/03), the Botox Boom, "The Business of Botox" (5/13/02), and the cost of prescription drugs "Bitter Pills" (9/25/00).

Noonan has also written about the tobacco industry, surgeries of the future, the clinical applications of hypnosis, professional golf caddies and the world of elite high school basketball. His current interests include the new generation of targeted cancer therapies and new techniques in neurosurgery.

Before Newsweek, Noonan was a staff writer and columnist at the New York Daily News' Sunday edition since January 1999. Prior to that, he was a freelance writer and his work has appeared in The New York Times Magazine, Esquire, Sports Illustrated, Discover and other national publications. He also spent seven years as a screenwriter in Los Angeles.

Noonan's extensive experience as a science and medical writer is demonstrated in his book "

Neuro-," a nonfiction work about brain surgery and neurology. He has also published a novel, "Memoirs of a Caddy."

Noonan attended the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University. He and his wife live in New Jersey and they have two sons.