On pregnancy, demons, and Stranger Things.
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The Possessed: Dispatches from the Third Trimester
On pregnancy, demons, and Stranger Things.
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It was Mr. Henthorn on the Cliff with a Swift Shove
Oh, your first wife died in a freak accident too?
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Science Has Yet to Prove Mold Makes us Sick
Is it the black mold causing your headaches, or is it all in your head? Don’t turn to science. It has no answers.
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The Specialized Field of Fetal Surgery
It’s a field as small as the people it operates on, and for many parents, it’s the only hope their children have.
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The Return of the Face
Physiognomy is a discarded 19th-century pseudoscience. Why can’t we stop practicing it?
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We’re Fat, Not Stupid
Oh, did you think we didn’t realize that we’re fat? We’re all set, thanks, because the world never lets us forget it.
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Hating Big Pharma Is Good, But Supply-Side Epidemic Theory Is Killing People
New books about the opioid crisis — “Dopesick,” “Fight for Space” and “American Fix” — have different ideas about who’s to blame and what to do next. Our critic says regulating supply can have deadly consequences, and we need to address users’ pain.
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Building a Life in Someone Else’s Ghost Town
Cisco, Utah can’t be a ghost town, because Eileen Muza lives there, but people sure treat it that way.
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We’re Not Ready for Mars
Elon Musk can’t wait to send humans to the Moon and Mars. But before we land ourselves on other worlds, we need to remember how we’ve treated our own.