‘The System Is Super Fucked’: These Remote Workers Are Getting Vaccines
Remote workers with sometimes vague connections to the medical field are benefitting from what they admit is a broken system.
Read MoreAuthor: Katie MacBride
Katie MacBride is a freelance journalist, essayist, and co-founder/associate editor of Anxy magazine. Her work has appeared in Rolling Stone, The Daily Beast, Vice, Playboy, and Buzzfeed, among other publications. Follow her on Twitter: @msmacb
Fertility Doctors Used Their own Sperm to Get Patients Pregnant. The Children Want Justice
Decades ago, fertility doctors across the United States inseminated patients with their own sperm. Now, the adult children of these patients want answers and recourse.
Read MoreAmerica’s Unregulated Fertility Industry Offers Patients Few Protections
For Vice
The case of one California clinic accused of misconduct shows just how little recourse would-be parents have when it comes to concerns about safety and negligence.
Masks Alone Don’t Make You Invincible
For Vice
Covering your face can help combat the coronavirus. But some scientists fear people now believe masks of any quality are foolproof defenses—and they’re being labeled as “anti-mask” for saying so.
Why the ‘6 Feet Apart’ Recommendation May Not Be Enough for COVID-19
Six feet might not be enough to protect you. Here’s why.
Read MoreThese 911 Emergency Dispatchers Are Ready to Defund the Police
For The Daily Beast
“Shooting a fleeing suspect is not justice. If I sent an officer to a call and this happened, I’d be racked with guilt.”
Healthcare Workers Are Vulnerable to Suicide. COVID-19 Could Make It Worse
For Healthline
Suicide among healthcare workers is, sadly, not a new phenomenon.
Panic Attacks and Sleepless Nights: Doctors Are Secretly Starting to Struggle
For Vice
Doctors and nurses treating the coronavirus are increasingly worried about their deteriorating mental health and unsure who to talk to about it. “I think about COVID during sex,” one doctor said.
Your Mask May Not Be Enough if COVID-19 Is in the Air
For The Daily Beast
A growing crowd of experts say coronavirus can spread via aerosols, or viral particles produced by talking, breathing, singing, and even exercise.
How To Stay Sober During A Global Pandemic
For Buzzfeed
“There’s just something to be said for close contact and human proximity.”
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