Dawn MacKeen

  • Bad blood in Egypt

    In one of the great medical tragedies in modern history, well-meaning Egyptian authorities are believed to have infected millions of people with hepatitis C.
    By Dawn MacKeen June 2, 2003

  • George's noxious revision

    Bush's blatant flip-flip on carbon dioxide pollution has even some GOP stalwarts holding their noses.
    By Anthony York and Dawn MacKeen March 15, 2001

  • Controversial cell research takes a hit

    Critics of the field have a heyday as the results of one study and a lawsuit fuel their fire.
    By Dawn MacKeen March 9, 2001

  • Europe's livestock plague

    As the British meat market faces yet another crisis, experts at home assess the risk of foot-and-mouth disease in the U.S.
    By Dawn MacKeen March 3, 2001

  • Your heart has been recalled

    In the brave new world of body-part implants, what happens when you get a lemon of a ticker?
    By Dawn MacKeen March 2, 2001

  • Global warning

    Species from birds to butterflies are doing strange things, and a new report blames the behavior on the Earth's rising temperature.
    By Dawn MacKeen March 2, 2001

  • Just say no to DARE

    America's school-based drug prevention program gives in to critics' pressure.
    By Dawn MacKeen February 16, 2001

  • Pro-choice activism is reactivated

    Donations to Planned Parenthood are flooding in -- in the name of President Bush.
    By Dawn MacKeen February 9, 2001

  • Prof. Al's shaky debut

    In his first day teaching at Columbia, the former vice president starts out nervous -- but relaxes enough to critique the media.
    By Dawn MacKeen February 7, 2001

  • Don't try this at home

    By Dawn MacKeen
    February 6, 2001

  • Don't try this at home

    Should kids be held responsible when their reenactment of TV shows ends in catastrophe?
    By Dawn MacKeen February 2, 2001

  • Overwhelming evidence of global warming

    Experts hope a startling new report will be enough to persuade President Bush to take action.
    By Dawn MacKeen January 26, 2001

  • Disaster in the Galápagos

    It may take years to measure the ecological destruction caused by the oil spill near Darwin's outdoor laboratory.
    By Dawn MacKeen January 24, 2001

  • What's causing early puberty?

    New findings point to environmental estrogens.
    By Dawn MacKeen January 19, 2001

  • Babies for the highest bidders

    Private adoption rewards wealth, not fitness, and abuses abound.
    By Dawn MacKeen January 19, 2001

  • Could Ashcroft roll back drug policy reform?

    Bush's choice for attorney general might halt efforts to emphasize treatment over incarceration, opponents fear.
    By Dawn MacKeen January 17, 2001

  • The medical privacy debate

    Do Clinton's new guidelines go far enough?
    By Dawn MacKeen December 21, 2000

  • First you dial, then you crash

    By Dawn MacKeen
    By   December 8, 2000

  • First you dial, then you crash

    With cellphone use among drivers skyrocketing, can accidents be far behind?
    By Dawn MacKeen December 7, 2000

  • U.S. clash on global warming

    A new Department of Energy report undermines the position of U.S. negotiators at a U.N. conference on reducing greenhouse gases.
    By Dawn MacKeen November 17, 2000

  • Life under the hole in the sky

    For the people of southern Chile, ozone depletion isn't a political issue -- it's a nightmarish reality. A report from the globe's ecological future.
    By Dawn MacKeen November 3, 2000

  • Internet sex infections

    Have you had anal sex with a partner you met online? The inquiring minds at the Centers for Disease Control want to know.
    By Dawn MacKeen June 16, 2000

  • Kids as guinea pigs

    The death of a 9-month-old boy rekindles an agonizing debate: Should powerful drugs be tested on children?
    By Dawn MacKeen May 31, 2000

  • Should shrinks probe the violent fantasies of patients?

    They often don't. And that failure can be tragic.
    By Dawn MacKeen May 26, 2000

  • Mixed meds

    Think twice before mixing your herbs and your prescription medicine.
    By Dawn MacKeen February 17, 2000
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