Posts by Christopher Johnston
New gene therapy helps patients with rare disease. One mother wouldn’t have it any other way.
Christopher Johnston
PUB: Leaps.org
July 19, 2022
Three years ago, Jordan Janz of Consort, Alberta, knew his gene therapy treatment for cystinosis was working when his hair started to darken.
Read MoreAhead of the Curve: Anisfield-Wolf Award Founder Championed Diversity a Century Ago
Christopher Johnston
PUB: ASJA Magazine
Peer support: how ordinary Ohioans are helping others break mental health barriers
Christopher Johnston
PUB: Eye On Ohio
February 4, 2022
Four years ago, Rondye Brown reached “the darkest place” in his life. Feeling trapped in an endless cycle of crime, prison and substance abuse, Brown decided on what he believed to be his best solution.
Read MoreA New Stem Cell Therapy Provides Hope to Patients with Blood Cancer
Christopher Johnston
PUB: leaps.org
June 11, 2021
Stacey Khoury felt more fatigued and out of breath than she was used to from just walking up the steps to her job in retail jewelry sales in Nashville, Tennessee. By the time she got home, she was more exhausted than usual, too.
Read MoreThe WWII-era scientist who revolutionized cancer research—despite the Nazis
Christopher Johnston
PUB: Johns Hopkins University
June 4, 2021
In his new book, ‘Ravenous,’ Johns Hopkins faculty member Sam Apple explains how Nobel laureate Otto Warburg’s once disregarded cancer metabolism research has undergone a major resurgence.
Read MoreEnsure Honey Bee Health By Managing Healthy Colonies
Christopher Johnston
PUB: Honey Colony
May 27, 2020
Ridding bee colonies of Varroa mites is key, but keepers must take a holistic approach to maintain thriving hives. With colony collapse disorder (CCD) decimating significant numbers of hives every year, research scientists and beekeepers continue their search for solutions.
Read MoreCRCC drop-in center offers trafficking survivors safe, quiet place
For survivors of human trafficking, the need for community support and simple respite from their ongoing trauma is both urgent and virtually unlimited. After more than a year of planning and overseeing the build-out of a former KeyBank branch at 10450 Superior Ave. on the southwest corner of East 105th Street in Glenville, Cleveland Rape…
Read MoreA day in the life of a Cleveland Food Bank truck driver during COVID-19
Christopher Johnston
PUB: The Land
June 4, 2020
Despite the fact his asthma designated him high-risk and he could have stayed home during the COVID-19 pandemic, John Daniel “JD” Aylward chose to continue driving a delivery truck for the Greater Cleveland Food Bank (GCFB).
Read MoreCovid-19 and crime accelerate economic struggles in Mt. Pleasant neighborhood
Christopher Johnston
PUB: The Land
September 8, 2020
Bullet holes peppering the aluminum entrance to the Southern Café East hint at the sobering story of distress tormenting the Mt. Pleasant neighborhood. Owner and Executive Chef Tony Fortner, who has invested in the community only to find his opportunity for success stymied by Covid-19, currently finds himself living a nightmare that’s far from finished.
Read MoreFighting to open closed doors: how advocates stepped up efforts to help sex trafficking survivors in a world where hiding victims is easier than ever
Christopher Johnston
PUB: leaps.org
January 14, 2021
For women survivors of sex trafficking struggling to make ends meet, the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated an already desperate situation. Funding programs to support them have shifted to more urgent crisis funding— to house and feed the homeless, for example.
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