“America’s first generation of Silicon Valley factory workers endured unsafe manufacturing conditions and never got answers about kids born with birth defects.”
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I Was Born Missing an Ear. To the World, It Was a Problem to Fix
“Surgeons promised to make me whole. No one asked what I wanted.”
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Hearts and Brains
“Humans always end up with clogged arteries, right? That’s not what the lives of the Tsimane in the Amazon basin tell us.”
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Asbestos: A Corporate Coverup, a Public Health Catastrophe
“In the UK, thousands of people are still dying every year from exposure to the asbestos fibres in our homes, schools and workplaces. My dad was one of them.”
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The Longevity Hot Spots That Weren’t
‘Our culture has become obsessed with “blue zones,” where people purportedly live longer. But does the underlying research stand up to scrutiny?”
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‘What’s Your Pain Right Now?’ Sickle Cell, Loss, and Survival in America
“‘What’s your pain right now?’ Sickle cell, loss, and survival in America.”
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The Cult of Wellness
“A growing cohort of Torontonians are swapping the coke-fuelled, booze-soaked club scene for cold plunges, sobriety and superfood smoothies. Inside the expensive, obsessive, addictive quest for a perfect life.”
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They Played Football as Children. Now Their Families Mourn.
They gave up the game after high school, but the damage seemingly was already done. Now, their families mourn and look for answers.