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Jeff Carroll checks out a scientific research poster by Maddy Hamilton and Hardeep Tiwana on display in the WWU library.

Huntington’s disease is going to kill him, but this Wash. scientist is tackling it head-on

June 4, 2018 at 3:44 p.m.

After Jeff Carroll got tested to see if he'd die prematurely from a hereditary disease that killed his mother and grandmother, a doctor unfolded the results, checked to see if...

Journalist and author Maia Szalavitz's new book, "Unbroken Brain: A Revolutionary New Way of Understanding Addiction," champions harm reduction for people with addiction problems. "People can learn and change when they feel safe and accepted," she said.

Drug addiction more like learning disorder than disease, says best-selling author

June 5, 2018 at 6:04 a.m.

Maia Szalavitz first tried cocaine at 17, in Jerry Garcia's hotel room, then became addicted to cocaine and heroin in her late teens and early 20s. She stopped using unprescribed...

EAST-WEST DISCREPANCY AT NEW TRIER

August 11, 2021 at 4:59 a.m.

The debate about how to respond to an expected increase in enrollment at New Trier Township High School has been noteworthy for anecdotal accounts by former students about the excellence...

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