Articles
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.
Read MoreThe 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.
Read MoreTo 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.
Read More$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.
Read MoreResearchers 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.
Read MoreNew 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
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.
Read MoreNeighborhood 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.
Read MoreCleveland 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.
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