My review of the Soderbergh film “Contagion,” where I consider the public health implications of the blockbuster movie, is now up at The Lancet. Check it out here.
When my kids were small, we moved to Australia for 3 years, thanks to a post-doc my husband (a biologist) took on at James Cook University in lovely north Queensland. Besides eating a lot of mangoes and hanging out in hammocks, we all became citizens of Australia. Which is why it is now possible for [...]
Picador has released the paperback edition of “The Fever.” I hope this much more affordable edition will find its way into more readers’ hands. Please do pass it on! Check it out at Amazon.com here.
A strange and lovely film, which I reviewed for The Lancet. Check it out here. It’s worth watching just for the “wabi-sabi,” that is, the Japanese principle of finding beauty in transient and imperfect things, which animates the film. It’s an original for sure: a sci-fi romance about organ transplantation starring Hollywood A-listers such as [...]
My op-ed on why malaria may never be eradicated–think chimps and gorillas–appears in this month’s Le Monde Diplomatique, in the English edition. Read it here: http://mondediplo.com/2010/10/13malaria
I had a lovely conversation with Philip Adams of Australia’s national public radio program this morning, about malaria, the fall of Rome, and the bother of mosquito nets.
October 21, 2010. Interview on malaria eradication. “The Current,” CBC Radio, Canada.
July 26, 2010 8:10 am. Author interview on “Lanigan & Malone,” WMJI, Cleveland, OH
March 8, 2006
A cartoon man looks through his binoculars at a mist-covered mountaintop in the distance, but the peak is obscured by clouds. “Peak oil?” intones the caption. “Contrary to the theory, oil production shows no sign of a peak.”
Good news from ExxonMobil, as featured in this prominent ad in the New York Times last [...]
March 6, 2006
Before you add “The Constant Gardener” to your Netflix queue–Rachel Weisz won an Oscar for her role in the film last night, please note: the issues are real, but much of the movie is pure fantasy. No activist challenging the unethical practices of Big Pharma has it this good—or this bad.
The film revolves [...]
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