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Venture Philanthropy: A New Driver for Research, Proto

Disease foundations that use a venture capital model get a stake in the breakthroughs they fund. Not everyone thinks that’s a good idea.

This piece won second place in the “Business – small” category of the 2013 AHCJ Awards for Excellence in Healthcare Journalism.

From the Bottom Up, Proto

Infusing colons with donated feces has led to remarkable cures and big questions about what’s safe and what’s next.

A Light Bulb Moment in the Brain, Pacific Standard

Cannabis and Chronic Pain, HealthCentral.com.

Cannabis is legal in more and more states for medical use. What is the evidence for its treatment of chronic pain? What do you need to know before you apply for your medical card?

The Awakening of Oliver Sacks, Proto

The final illness of the physician and author happens 100 years after the greatest outbreak of encephalitis lethargica.

Hear This, Proto Magazine, Winter 2019.

Some people are born deaf; others lose hearing because of injury or as they age. New approaches could open their ears.