Allison Palmer is a content specialist working with McClatchy Media’s national content team. She specializes in coverage of health, wellness and lifestyle topics, with a focus on emerging trends that help readers develop positive, sustainable habits. She has been a member of McClatchy Media since 2024, with bylines at The Sacramento Bee, The Miami Herald, The Kansas City Star, Us Weekly and Woman’s World, among others.
Prior to joining McClatchy Media, Allison worked as a content specialist at health technology company Withings, where she continued to build on her expertise in the wellness space. She began her career as a clinical research coordinator at Massachusetts General Hospital, where she assisted in enrolling and monitoring patients on breast cancer clinical trials — an experience that informs her evidence-based approach to covering health and lifestyle topics.
