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In gratitude: Space, Rehab, and Keeping Everyone Safe

 May 25, 2020May 25, 2020

Perhaps it sounds strange to claim that a strapping organic life forms to rockets filled with explosive propellant is a life-preserving maneuver… Continue reading

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Adventures in Modern Medicine: Punching Flu in the Face, Roombas, and a Koala

 January 7, 2018May 25, 2020

Part 1: Live Poultry, Fresh Killed  It was one of those things you do because you can: I gave my (first) master’s thesis defense wearing a lurid red Live Poultry Fresh Continue reading

 Leave a comment Categoriesinfectious disease, medicine Tagsflu, health, shot, survival, vaccine, winter

What We Can Show Them

 March 5, 2017

When the time came to relocate the three unsightly boxwood bushes squatting on my front lawn, just about the last thing I expected was half the neighborhood children to descend upon the Continue reading

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Trends and Truth: The Science Behind Better Medicine

 December 23, 2016May 20, 2020

One of the most important things we scientists – and we journalists – can do is to admit bias. So here I go: one of my longest-standing biases is that Continue reading

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Thoughts on the Solstice: Standing Alone Together

 December 22, 2016May 20, 2020

One of my favorite Dr. Who Christmas specials refers to the solstice as, “halfway through the dark.” There’s something very cheering in that. In St. Louis on the solstice, it was Continue reading

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Cuba and America: A Shared Past, Present, and Future

 November 26, 2016November 26, 2016

One of my favorite things to do is to walk into a restaurant or up to a taco truck and order in Spanish. “Ahola! Quesería tacos de pollo con todo Continue reading

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Space & Peace On Earth

 November 25, 2016May 25, 2020

It’s the day after Thanksgiving and I find myself thinking about a Swedish man who died in 1961. Dag Hammarskjold – secretary general of the UN – was a master of linguistics, literature, Continue reading

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Week 2, Day 2 of Calling on Washington

 November 22, 2016November 26, 2016

I tried calling the Department of Justice (202 353 1555).  The line was busy. I tried calling the House Oversight Committee (202.225.5074). The mailbox couldn’t accept any more messages. STRONG WORK Continue reading

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In Support of Outstanding Journalism This Week – 11/21 – Mother Jones

 November 21, 2016November 26, 2016

Those who know me know that while I have gifts, making good coffee isn’t one of them. You may also know that I LOVE good coffee. Nevertheless: while less-than-outstanding coffee Continue reading

 Leave a comment CategoriesDemocracy in action, journalism

Day 3: As the first week draws to a close, how long did calling my reps take this week?

 November 18, 2016November 26, 2016

I timed each session of calls. The total for making ALL of these calls to my reps since Tuesday: 15.35 minutes – mostly because I had to have two comparatively Continue reading

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