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Publications

Boston Globe Magazine

I Just Learned I Only Have Months to Live

“This is what I want to say.”

Jack Thomas Boston Globe Magazine Jul 2021 Permalink

Science Health

Is There Something Wrong With the Air in South Portland, Maine?

Residents have lived near more than 100 massive petroleum storage tanks for decades, never really knowing if they’re breathing in dangerous chemicals. Now they’re fighting to find out.

Kathryn Miles Boston Globe Magazine Jun 2021 15min Permalink

World Health

Germany vs. The Virus

While Covid-19 deaths in the United States skyrocket, Germans have managed to largely contain the damage. What do we need to learn?

Annalisa Quinn Boston Globe Magazine Nov 2020 20min Permalink

Health

The Race to Stop Drug-resistant Superbugs

If something isn’t done now, antibiotic-resistant bacteria could kill as many as 10 million people a year by 2050.

Maryn McKenna Boston Globe Magazine Aug 2020 20min Permalink

Health

How Motherhood Changes the Brain

Why does prenatal care ignore the topic altogether?

Chelsea Conaboy Boston Globe Magazine Jul 2018 15min Permalink