Jonathan has written for the New York Times, Washington Post, Slate, Discover Magazine and others.
Slate, March 29, 2022Mucus might be the grossest bodily fluid, but it's also amazing and it keeps us alive.
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Washington Post, March 9, 2018With a national epidemic of opioid misuse, I reflect on the decision of whether or not to prescribe the strongest painkillers.
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Slate, October 9, 2017A nursing home in Arctic Alaska battles against the federal government and wins the right to serve traditional Inupiat foods to its elders.
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Washington Post, Nov. 23, 2016Urine is the most fascinating of all bodily fluids. Here's why.
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Slate, August 30, 2016Learning all about the liver in medical school taught me to enjoy eating chopped liver.
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New York Times, Oct. 4, 2014Diagnosing disease and identifying wild edible mushrooms both use the same ancient processes of cognition that make us human.
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New York Times, April 26, 2014As a medical student, a trip to a slaughterhouse gave me a unique insight into the make-up of our bodies.
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Four Seasons Magazine, July 2021A horseback trip through the roadless mountains of Kamchatka, Russia later gave me perspective on how heart attacks are diagnosed.
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Discover Magazine, May 21, 2016A medical mystery in my patient: a boy's eyes are the bright yellow color of a highlighter marker. A thorough history gives the diagnosis.
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Discover Magazine, May 28, 2015An infant that I cared for in an Arctic village struggled to get air into his lungs. Without the necessary medical equipment, was diagnosis futile?
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Fungi Magazine, Winter 2016Human stool and its fungal inhabitants may hold the key to better understand human health and disease.
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Fungi Magazine, Winter 2015Phalloidin, a toxic component of the poisonous death cap mushroom, is helping to cure cancer.
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Fungi Magazine, 2014The death of a patient due to overwhelming infection with a common everyday fungus tells a story of humankind's ancient immunological dance with mold.
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Russian Life, March 2013A traveler on Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula searches for traditional Koryak culture within the monumental sociopolitical changes of post-Soviet times.
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