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The Gift and Curse of Being a Truth-Teller: On Receiving an Autism Diagnosis as an Adult

The Gift and Curse of Being a Truth-Teller: On Receiving an Autism Diagnosis as an Adult

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By Michelle Gallen | June 24, 2021

Healthcare Has a Race—and Gender—Problem

Healthcare Has a Race—and Gender—Problem

Elinor Cleghorn on the Struggle for Black Women to Be Heard

By Elinor Cleghorn | June 23, 2021

How the Culture of Medicine Kills Both Patients and Doctors

How the Culture of Medicine Kills Both Patients and Doctors

Robert Pearl in Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | June 18, 2021

How the Dopamine Rush of a Sale Price Keeps Us Consuming

How the Dopamine Rush of a Sale Price Keeps Us Consuming

Christine Platt on the Bad Spending Habits We Just Can’t Shake

By Christine Platt | June 18, 2021

Everything you need to know about last week’s Anthony Fauci book deal controversy.

Everything you need to know about last week’s Anthony Fauci book deal controversy.

By Walker Caplan | June 15, 2021

How the Xenophobic Legacy of Ebola Shaped America’s Fear and Denial of COVID-19

How the Xenophobic Legacy of Ebola Shaped America’s Fear and Denial of COVID-19

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Lawrence Wright Traces the Parallels Between the Black Death and the COVID-19 Pandemic

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On the Young Doctors Who Came of Age During a Pandemic

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The Challenge of Capturing the Complexity of IVF Mix-Ups in Fiction

By Genevieve Gannon | June 11, 2021

Chasing a Waking Life: On the Pains of Being an Insomniac

Chasing a Waking Life: On the Pains of Being an Insomniac

Aminatta Forna Moves Through a Cultural and Personal History of Sleeplessness

By Aminatta Forna | June 9, 2021

Lauren Aguirre on the Future of Alzheimer’s Research

Lauren Aguirre on the Future of Alzheimer’s Research

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How I Kicked Insomnia and Addiction with Help from Marilyn Monroe

How I Kicked Insomnia and Addiction with Help from Marilyn Monroe

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How Arthur Sackler Got America Hooked on Opioids

How Arthur Sackler Got America Hooked on Opioids

Patrick Radden Keefe in Conversation with Christopher Lydon on Radio Open Source

By Open Source | May 28, 2021

On the Public Health Consequences of the Palm Oil Revolution

On the Public Health Consequences of the Palm Oil Revolution

Jocelyn C. Zuckerman Looks at How the Industry Has Affected the Developing World

By Jocelyn C. Zuckerman | May 27, 2021

The Toll of Perfectionism: On the Physical and Mental Health of Ballet Dancers

The Toll of Perfectionism: On the Physical and Mental Health of Ballet Dancers

Chloe Angyal Considers the Hypercompetitive World of Dance

By Chloe Angyal | May 26, 2021

How (and Where) Menstrual Leave Became Policy

How (and Where) Menstrual Leave Became Policy

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