Cancer kills hundreds of thousands of people in the U.S. every year and every death is a tragedy. If tragedy is quantifiable Laura Moutray’s death might be considered one of the worst; she was only thirty-six when she succumbed to... Read More

Young Lilly Haswell stands on Honeystreet Bridge in a small town in the Wiltshire district of Regency-era England, searching the barges and narrow boats for a familiar face. Her mother’s run off, leaving her father, the apothecary... Read More

Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) affects one in ten women in the US, UK, and Australia. Hormones are disrupted, causing irregular periods, subfertility, acne, obesity, excess hair, and long-term health risks including diabetes. "The... Read More

As French philosopher Emile Cioran once said, “If only we could see ourselves as others see us, we should vanish on the spot.” Centuries later, on an Earth spaceport called Bengal Station, Jeff Vaughn has that ability, due to a brain... Read More

“It is a Saturday night, Independence weekend, and there is not one church on this island that would welcome me and my kind publicly, speak our names openly, with respect, and honor us for who we are.” In “Independence Day... Read More

Soon An falls asleep, Yi Sheng stares off into space, and little Demetri sets about charming every adult in the room with his wide grin and super-friendly behavior. Each of these reactions is a survival skill learned by children during... Read More

A diagnosis of breast cancer for a woman or loved one can be a frightening and, at times, emotionally paralyzing experience. There are so many questions: How bad is it? How far has it spread? What are the treatment options? And, perhaps... Read More

Biotechnology has run amok, and cloned human remains have been found in an otherwise empty city. An uneasy political situation threatens to erupt into violence, perhaps even another war, over a precious source of fuel. Over all this... Read More