Bijal P. Trivedi is an award-winning freelance journalist specializing in long-form narrative features about biology, medicine, and health. She is the author of Breath from Salt: A Deadly Genetic Disease, a New Era in Science, and the Patients and Families Who Changed Medicine Forever. Bill Gates listed the book as one of his top five picks for 2020; Breath from Salt was also on the longlist for the PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award.

Trivedi briefed journalists in February 2025: Why Newborn Screenings and Rare Disease Coverage Matter. She also briefed NPF fellows in November 2025: From Agony to Advocacy: Victoria Gray’s Post-CRISPR Journey. Check out the Rare Disease Reporting Guide.