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The Parent Ren, Part VII: The Pathogens Strike Back
Posted on December 13, 2017
I remember being a child and having Strep throat in the summer a couple of times. It was miserable. It was so bad that I could not wait to go see the doctor and have my grandmother give me a shot of penicillin. (I spent most summers with my grandparents in the ancestral hometown in […]
We Need to Pay Attention to What Is Going on in Puerto Rico
Posted on October 24, 2016 7 Comments
I’ve been doing a lot of reading about Puerto Rico since I agreed to go down there to help in the Zika outbreak. According to most media reports, the situation in Puerto Rico is quite dire from a financial and demographic standpoint. Crime is high, yes, but it’s not any higher than Baltimore, where murder […]
Six things you need to know about Zika right now
Posted on February 17, 2016 12 Comments
The Zika virus situation is this year’s Ebola. Like with Ebola, a lot of doom and gloom is floating around, and a lot of outright lies are being put forth by people who have no clue of what is going on. They are relying on fears and speculation to drive up visits to their websites […]
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