Bruce Mirken, Author at 48 hills

COVID

Long Covid: The search for answers inches forward

December 6, 2024

Is the tide finally turning on research into the chronic illness—and funding at the federal level for prevention and a cure?

Opinion

Opinion: Is it time for an ACT-UP for Long COVID?

October 9, 2024

As the dangers of Long COVID become more recognized, the country's going backwards on preventing new infections.

Lit

‘Advocate Educator’s Handbook’ a frontline guide to protecting trans, non-binary kids

February 25, 2024

Rest in power, Nex Benedict. New book empowers adults so young people can thrive.

Healthcare

Singing the insanity of the US healthcare system

October 17, 2023

Big Pharma spends a fortune on ads— but hardly anyone can figure out how much the medications really cost (and fewer can afford them).

News + Politics

The scariest book I’ve read this year

August 31, 2023

'The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich' has lessons for us all—right now

News + Politics

The Democratic Party is suffering from learned helplessness that threatens us all

July 4, 2023

When we need serious change, it's always an excuse that says 'no we can't.'

Culture

Lessons from the lizard people

May 10, 2023

A recent change of residence has forced me to look at a question most of us barely think about: Just how should humans interact...

COVID

Now the anti-vaxxers are resurrecting AIDS denialist lunacy

May 3, 2023

Far-right Robert F. Kennedy Jr. fans might want to be careful about clinging to nonsense that got its adherents killed.

Healthcare

Long COVID has reached the ‘Russian Roulette’ stage in the US

March 28, 2023

As the nation seeks to return to a maskless, congregate 'normal,' the brutal virus is still out there, and repeated infections seem linked to longterm health problems.

Opinion

Friends don’t let friends buy a Tesla

November 20, 2022

Should we encourage Elon Musk's Twitter behavior by continuing to fund his major source of income and wealth?

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