Leigh Cowart

Leigh Cowart is a freelance journalist and writer covering science, sports, and sex. Her work has appeared in The Independent, Hazlitt, Vice, Buzzfeed News, the Verge, and Deadspin, among other places.

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Coming Up Short

The Asthma Inhaler Is Failing Minority Children

The king of asthma drugs flat out doesn’t work for everyone—especially kids of color. And until more lung research is done in minority populations, it’s not going to get better.

Leigh Cowart

SERIOUSLY?!

Kicked Out of Court for Breastfeeding

A judge banned a mom from nursing in his courtroom—even though breastfeeding in public is protected by law.

Leigh Cowart

Safe Sexxx

Porn Isn’t Protecting Its Stars From HIV

As California votes against mandatory condom use in porn, a new CDC study sheds light on how one gay porn star managed to infect a corworker with HIV despite the industry’s routine testing.

Leigh Cowart

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PROTECTED?

AIDS Panic in Porn World

A request from the AIDS Healthcare Foundation for adult performers’ STD testing records has the community fraught.

Leigh Cowart

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BAD NEWS

Ebola Vaccine May Cause Arthritis

Human trials of the Ebola vaccine have been temporarily shut down due to adverse side effects. What will it take to get it up and running again?

Leigh Cowart