How Unmasked Staff Blew Up a Long COVID Study at Stanford
COVER UPA long COVID clinical trial at Stanford Medicine is in chaos after participants felt unsafe because staff did not wear masks.
‘The Last of Us’ Is Fiction—but Fungi Apocalypse Is Possible
DANGERHuman-driven climate change is unleashi
Why Science Is Still Discovering New Parts of the Human Body
INSANE IN THE MEMBRANEDespite all our medical advancements, there’s still a lot we’re learning about our own anatomy.
Psychedelics Are Surging—at the Expense of Indigenous People
BAD TRIPA growing new industry around psychedelic therapy is utilizing biopiracy tactics to steal indigenous knowledge of new drugs.
How the Debate Over Antidepressants Puts Millions in Danger
WARNINGWe still have no idea how these medications provide relief. But that doesn’t mean they don’t work, or that people should stop using them.
Why Canada’s Seeing a Grim Rise in Medically Assisted Death
NO OPTIONS LEFT“I won’t be able to maintain housing and I’m not well enough to live on the street.”
Local Texans Lay Into Bitcoin Miners Exploiting Energy Woes
POWER DOWN“Don’t piss on our boots and tell us it’s raining.”
We Might Be Treating Schizophrenia All Wrong
GENE HACKA recent study suggests that for some people, the underlying cause of the mental disorder may be physical.
Will This Drug Beat Alzheimer’s? Or Doom Its Makers Instead?
BLESSING OR CURSE?Cassava Sciences’ new drug has no shortage of supporters and critics volleying accusations of misconduct, conflicts of interest, and online harassment.
Crypto Mines Are Making Life a ‘Daily Hell’ in This Town
TECH TAKEOVERAnd the local government will do nothing to stop it.