How Things Got So Fracking Bad in Ohio

By Daniel Ross / Independent Media Institute Oct 28, 2019 Ohio’s natural gas production has swelled more than 2,200 percent in just seven years, and some locals are reporting polluted air and water. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

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Allen Barra / Truthdig Sep 4, 2015 Clive James, the great cultural critic diagnosed with leukemia in 2010, revisits a lifetime of reading in his latest, and perhaps last book: “If you don’t know the exact moment when the lights will go out, you might as well read until they do.” Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Holy Cooperation, Batman! Look What Happens When People Work Together!

BLANK Nov 15, 2013 Two heartwarming stories about positive gain: An ailing 5-year-old gets the city of San Francisco to play along with his Batman fantasy Friday, and people in Olympia, Wash., come together to create real shelter for the chronically homeless. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

One Drug to Shrink All Tumors?

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Mar 29, 2013 A single drug has proven capable of shrinking or curing human breast, ovarian, colon, bladder, brain, liver and prostate tumors that were transplanted into mice by overriding a chemical that normally blocks the immune system from destroying cancer cells. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Gene Therapy Awaits Approval in Europe

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jul 21, 2012 The European Commission is close to approving a form of genetic therapy for people who are unable to properly digest fats. It would be the first time such a therapy has been approved. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Fighting Corporations and a Death Sentence

Staff / Truthdig Oct 29, 2011 Four years after a health insurance company decided her life wasn’t worth saving, 18-year-old Miran Istina, who suffers from myelogenous leukemia, has dedicated her struggle to the global fight against the corporate control of politics. (more) Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Conservative Senator Loses Battle With Cancer

Staff / Truthdig Jun 5, 2007 Sen. Craig Thomas, R-Wyo., died at the age of 74 on Monday. Under Wyoming law, the state Republican Party will choose three candidates, and Democratic Gov. Dave Freudenthal will appoint the successor. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )