Verywell Health is an online resource for health and wellness information. They are always seeking experienced and qualified writers who have expertise and credentials in health and wellness. According to an old tweet by their associate news editor, they pay $200 for 700-1,000 words, $250 for 1,001-1,500 words, and $300 for 1,501-2,000 words. To contact them, refer to this page.
Self covers health and wellness. They are always seeking new writers and are especially excited to work more frequently with BIPOC, LGBTQ+ writers and writers from other marginalized groups. They want stories that explore personal, community, or public health, ideally with a service element. Their main categories of focus are health, fitness, food, beauty, love, and lifestyle. According to their pitch guide, rates start at $450 for short and quick news stories, $500 for reported service stories, and $800 for features.
Well+Good covers fitness, cutting-edge nutrition, natural beauty, travel, and more. They accept pitches for health and mental health, food and nutrition, lifestyle, travel, beauty, and fitness. According to their pitch guide, rates for reported pieces are $150-$350 (500-800 words, 0-2 sources), $350-$500 (800-1,200 words, 3-4 sources), and $500+ (1,200+ words, heavily reported). For personal essays and op-eds, rates are $200-$400 (600-1,000 words) and $400+ (1,000+ words). To learn more, refer to this page.
The Paper Gown covers “health and healthcare with a focus on patient experiences — inside and outside the exam room, before check-ups and after surgery, across all states of health.” They publish stories for and about patients. A payment report indicates that they paid $0.49 per word for a news story of about 1,200 words. To pitch them, refer to this page.
Patient Care offers state-of-the-art information on primary care medicine. They previously indicated seeking good teaching cases of up to 750 words and that they paid an honorarium of $150 for a case that is accepted for online publication, but their pitch guide has been removed from their website. To contact them, refer to this page.
Healthline is a health information website that wants to be the most trusted ally of people in their pursuit of health and well-being. A payment report indicates that they pay $0.33 per word. It’s not clear how to pitch them. To contact them, refer to this page.
LIVESTRONG.COM is a website that offers diet, nutrition, fitness, and wellness tips for a healthier lifestyle. According to a payment report, they have paid $0.29 per word. It’s not clear how to pitch them. To contact the editors, refer to this page.
WhatIsEpigenetics.com is a “New York-based blog and news aggregator for epigenetics-related subjects.” They highlight epigenetic research and lifestyle. They are looking for interesting pieces on epigenetics. They previously stated to pay authors $50 for their first article, but pay rates have been removed from their pitch guide. To learn more, refer to this page.
OC87 Recovery Diaries is an interactive website which features stories on mental health recovery, empowerment and change. They feature stories that inspire others and generate discussion and awareness, and they accept only submissions for those mental health recovery stories. According to their guidelines, they offer an honorarium of $250 for accepted stories.
PT Progress is a Physical Therapy blog for students and physical therapists. Some of the most in-demand articles on their blog are related to: “specific injury treatment ideas, career advice, clinical insights, health prevention, and even health product reviews.” The average word count of their articles is 1,200 words. According to their pitch guide, they pay $60 per article.