BAD TRIPPsychedelic Hype Is Hurting More People Than We RealizeWhile much has been made about the power of these drugs to treat pernicious mental health issues, what gets lost are the people who get hurt in the process. Katie MacBride
WRONG WAYWhy New CDC Mask Guidelines May Imperil Frontline Workers“The decisions some of these public health people are making are not getting better. They’re getting worse.”Katie MacBride
HOT PURSUITThe Hunt for One of the Weirdest COVID Variants Is in… Ohio?Someone in Central Ohio has been shedding virus from a unique COVID variant for up to two years. The race is on to find out who it is.Katie MacBride
National Priorities‘The System Is Super F*cked’: Remote Workers Get VaccinesRemote workers with sometimes vague connections to the medical field are benefitting from what they admit is a broken system. Katie MacBride
Dial Tone?911 Emergency Dispatchers Are Ready to Defund the Police“Shooting a fleeing suspect is not justice. If I sent an officer to a call and this happened, I’d be racked with guilt.”Katie MacBride
Airborne Menace?Your Mask May Not Be Enough if COVID-19 Is in the AirA growing crowd of experts say coronavirus can spread via aerosols, or viral particles produced by talking, breathing, singing, and even exercise.Katie MacBride
POT STANDOFFThis Texas Midterm Race Could Change America’s Pot LawsBy Texas law, Mark and Christy Zartler can’t treat their daughter Kara with cannabis. The November midterm between Colin Allred and incumbent Rep. Pete Sessions could change that.Katie MacBride
IN A TOUGH PLACEParents Treating Kids With Cannabinoid Oil Could Lose ThemThey gave their six-year-old a couple drops of oil to help treat her epilepsy. Child Protective Services, though, was at their door.Katie MacBride
