An invitation to appear in a PSA prompts Minda Honey to reflect on the responsibilities of safe sex, and her imperfect past.
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The Power in Knowing: Black Women, HIV, and the Realities of Safe Sex
An invitation to appear in a PSA prompts Minda Honey to reflect on the responsibilities of safe sex, and her imperfect past.
Posted inNonfiction, Quote Posts, Quotes
On the Brink of a Cure: An Innovative Immunologist’s Quest for an AIDS Vaccine
Louis Picker, an AIDS vaccine researcher in Portland, hopes to lay the groundwork for an HIV cure within the next two decades.
Posted inEssays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Story, Unapologetic Women
On American Identity, the Election, and Family Members Who Support Trump
Nicole Chung reflects on the burden of engaging with racism and educating white people, including some in her own family.
Posted inEditor's Pick
Will One Doctor’s Radical New Vaccine End the AIDS Epidemic?
At Portland Monthly, Jennifer Abbasi profiles Louis Picker, a vaccine researcher at Portland’s Oregon Health & Science University who is working toward an AIDS cure within the next two decades.
Posted inEditor's Pick
Princesses, Slaves, and Explosives: The Scandalous Origin of Vaccines
A look into the colorful and globe-hopping history of inoculation.
Posted inNonfiction
Truther Love
Uncovering the dating habits of conspiracy theorists and the challenges they face.
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Truther Love
Uncovering the dating habits of conspiracy theorists and the challenges they face.
Posted inEditor's Pick
Hollywood’s Vaccine Wars
Vaccination rates have plummeted at Los Angeles’s most prestigious schools. The numbers are staggering—some schools’ immunization rates are on par with South Sudan—but what does this mean for public health in the city at large?
Posted inNonfiction, Profiles & Interviews, Quotes
‘In the Name of Our Own Fear’: Eula Biss on Vaccination, Privilege and Fear
In light of the recent measles outbreak in California, I want to share this interview with Eula Biss, author of On Immunity. After the birth of her first child, Biss’ research turned to vaccination, and she ruminated on a culture in which no man, woman or child is an island. Michael Schulson interviewed Biss at Salon.
