It seems that every time I’m being driven someplace, I pass by one gas station after another. Sometimes, my parents realize they’re low on gas so they […]
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Give Kids a Smile offers free dental care for uninsured kids
On the first Friday in February, MCHD Dentistry, the bustling and pleasant dental office at Monongalia County Health Department, turns the activity up a couple of notches. […]
Cryptography: What it is and how it’s used
When I was in fifth grade, my friend and I developed a code where we replaced each letter of the alphabet with a number. We were able […]
There may be plastic in your gum
Not long ago, I wrote about bone char used in filtration and purification of sugar. I had lots of feedback on that topic, and it inspired me […]
Human trafficking a problem, even in West Virginia
Before the dust has settled on the case of Jeffrey Epstein, who died in jail after being accused of sexually trafficking girls, an eerily similar story emerged […]
What is gene therapy?
Genes are the heredity units that pass the characteristics (physical and behavioral) from parents to their offspring. They define features such as height, eye color, ability to […]
Don’t let legislature weaken our vaccination laws
Consider this from the World Health Organization: “Vaccines prevented at least 10 million deaths between 2010 and 2015, and many millions more lives were protected from illness. […]
A primer on the contact process in chemistry
The contact process is used to make sulfuric acid. The simpler type of the contact process is the sulfur-burning plant. This plant uses sulfur as a raw […]
‘Dark Waters’ hits close to home
“It’s often said if we’re drinking clean water, public health is doing their job.” My boss, Dr. Lee B. Smith, executive director of Monongalia County Health Department […]
Antifreeze: What is it and how does it work?
As predicted, the weather is getting colder. If you find out there is a chance of snow the next day, you might put some antifreeze in your […]
