The Slow, Troubling Death of the Autopsy
Doctors make mistakes. The true cause of a person’s death is often complicated and unclear. “Why you should get an autopsy if it’s the last thing you do.”
Can the Fitness Industry and Body Positivity Coexist?
“Is the fitness industry ready to create safe spaces across the board? It’s not clear that everybody even understands the question.”
The Trippy Science of Psychedelic Studies
Psychedelic substances show great promise treating everything from cancer to depression, anxiety to alcoholism. To help understand this burgeoning field of inquiry, one writer participates in a study. Tripping taught her as much about the promises as the dangers of medical psychedelics.
Who’s Considered Thin Enough for Eating Disorder Treatment?
Two patients who’ve lost 30% of their body weight. Both restrict food to the point of blacking out. Both are in imminent danger of pancreatic failure. But only one’s skinny, so only one gets real care.
