Holly Baxter

2 weeks ago | independent.co.uk | Holly Baxter

IN FOCUSA new medication was supposed to change everything for people with the genetic disorder cystic fibrosis. But it also changed people’s lives in ways they didn’t expect, Holly Baxter reportsWhen Faith Miller started on the ‘miracle drug’, it wasn’t what she expected.

2 weeks ago | independent.co.uk | Holly Baxter

Emily Oster set out to empower moms through data. Now she has angered everyone from gentle parenting advocates to the medical establishment — but she doesn’t mind at all, she tells Holly Baxter It’s lunchtime and Emily Oster has been reading about tapeworms all morning. “There’s 848 kinds of parasites, in case you’re wondering,” she tells me, with a slightly unsettling smile on her face. “The worms can grow to be 12 meters long.”Luckily, I have a toddler, so I’m not easily grossed out.

2 weeks ago | the-independent.com | Holly Baxter

Emily Oster set out to empower moms through data. Now she has angered everyone from gentle parenting advocates to the medical establishment — but she doesn’t mind at all, she tells Holly Baxter It’s lunchtime and Emily Oster has been reading about tapeworms all morning. “There’s 848 kinds of parasites, in case you’re wondering,” she tells me, with a slightly unsettling smile on her face. “The worms can grow to be 12 meters long.”Luckily, I have a toddler, so I’m not easily grossed out.

3 weeks ago | independent.co.uk | Holly Baxter

Emily Oster set out to empower mothers through data. Now she’s angered everyone from gentle parenting advocates to the medical establishment — but she doesn’t mind at all, she tells Holly Baxter It’s lunchtime and Emily Oster has been reading about tapeworms all morning. “There’s 848 kinds of parasites, in case you’re wondering,” she tells me, with a slightly unsettling smile on her face. “The worms can grow to be 12 meters long.”Luckily, I have a toddler, so I’m not easily grossed out.

3 weeks ago | independent.co.uk | Holly Baxter

The logistics of rebuilding Gaza are complex — and will take years, perhaps even decades, experts tell Holly Baxter For the first four years of his life, William Asfour lived in Gaza, near the Israeli border in Khan Younis, a region his family has called home for generations. Surrounded by aunts, uncles, and cousins, his childhood was filled with sun-drenched days at the beach, lively market strolls, and hours spent outdoors with neighbors and relatives.