Articles – Christopher Johnston, Writer

Breathing easier in Cleveland: How Tighter Standards Could Change the City’s Air Quality Issues

Christopher Johnston
PUB: EyeOnOhio.com
2023

While running for Cleveland City Council Ward 3 seat last year, Ayat Amin spent a lot of time canvassing neighborhoods and talking to residents about environmental issues.

The Rising Tide of ‘An Ocean in My Bones’

Christopher Johnston
PUB: AmericanTheatre.org
February 20, 2023

On Feb. 4 and 5, the world premiere of An Ocean in My Bones took place in the crowded gymnasium of the Mobile County Training School in Alabama, with more than 700 people from Alabama and around the country filled the space to capacity both nights.

To fix heart conditions, a company is using gene therapy plus patient voices

Christopher Johnston
PUB: Leaps.org
March 9, 2023

As gene therapies and small molecule drugs are being studied in clinical trials, companies increasingly see the value in hiring patients to help explain the potential benefits.

$1.25 million Edna House expansion fills recovery gap, adds long-term housing

Christopher Johnston
PUB: TheLandCLE.org
August 16, 2022

Several years ago, the team running The Edna House for Women realized they had a significant gap in the recovery services they have been providing since 2003 to women struggling with alcoholism or substance use disorder.

Researchers Get Closer to Gene Editing Treatment for Cardiovascular Disease

Christopher Johnston
PUB: Leaps.org
April 21, 2022

Later this year, Verve Therapeutics of Cambridge, Ma., will initiate Phase 1 clinical trials to test VERVE-101, a new medication that, if successful, will employ gene editing to significantly reduce low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, or LDL.

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.

Ahead of the Curve: Anisfield-Wolf Award Founder Championed Diversity a Century Ago

Christopher Johnston
PUB: ASJA Magazine

How Genetic Testing and Targeted Treatments Are Helping More Cancer Patients Survive

Christopher Johnston
PUB: Leaps.org
February 18, 2022

Scientists are studying cancer genomes to more precisely diagnose their patients’ diseases – offering hope for targeted drug treatments.

Neighborhood Family Practice builds trust to vaccinate near west side’s marginalized communities

Christopher Johnston
PUB: The Land
December 21, 2021

Neighborhood Family Practice earned one of the Ohio Commission on Hispanic Latino Affairs’ Nuestra Familia Awards “for winning the trust of Latino families and building relationships that lead to better health outcomes” last month, crowning the local healthcare company’s consistent efforts to serve Cleveland’s marginalized communities.

Cleveland working to promote convenient access to healthy foods in neighborhoods

Christopher Johnston
PUB: The Land
February 22, 2022

In late January, Cleveland City Council unanimously approved restrictions on where new small-box retail stores can be located. To slow the proliferation of dollar stores, the recent legislation prohibits them from being built or opened within two miles of an existing discount store.