There are few things in this world as reassuring and satisfying as the moment when, after shuffling through the crowded corridors of a stadium concourse, you catch your first glimpse of baseball field before a game. Everything about it, from… Read More ›
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Opportunistic Infections: What HIV’s Past Can Teach Us About Dealing With Ebola’s Present
It was 65°F outside and Yusia was freezing. The cold and the damp of the Sudanese rainy season clung to his bones as he biked to work, the pumping of his legs over the sodden ground making thuck thuck sounds… Read More ›
Trust is Not a Word We Use Around Here: Life in Chemical Valley During West Virginia’s Water Crisis
Ask a random West Virginian over the age of 55 who the greatest President of their lifetime was and I’d bet you whatever money I had in my wallet that they’d tell you it was Jack Kennedy. Hell, ask their… Read More ›
In Most States, Schools Have Snow Days. In West Virginia, Schools Have Chemical Leak Days
Sunday will mark the one month anniversary of the day that the first reports began trickling in that a small chemical company called Freedom Industries had let between 2,000 and 5,000 gallons of a relatively unknown chemical used in coal… Read More ›
Expecting Consequences in HIV Testing
“Solitude is fine, but you need someone to tell that solitude is fine.” – Honore de Balzac Scientific researchers are a special breed. They’re like thoroughbred racehorses or Afghan Hounds; exceedingly skilled at what they do, but often completely oblivious… Read More ›
Who is our Keeper?
By Drew Gibson This past week, in my home state of Ohio, Representative Ron Amstutz sponsored a now-adopted bill which prohibits the distribution of any funding to Planned Parenthood of Ohio or any of its affiliates from a number of… Read More ›