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Drug Testing for Weed Is a Massive Barrier to Mental-Health Care
Marijuana is legal for medical use in 37 states, yet many major psychiatric networks require a clean drug test for mental-health prescriptions. Here’s why the restriction persists
‘Wow! These Chips Just Made Me Crap My Pants’: The Olestra Story
The fat substitute came with a warning label for ‘loose stools,’ but Procter & Gamble wagered that Americans wanted to snack without weight gains more than they cared about underwear stains
25 Years Later, ‘Titanic’ Is a Cinematic Treasure All the Boys Should Watch
I spent my youth avoiding the James Cameron epic thinking it was chick-flick dribble. Little did I know what kind of dude-bro darkness and destruction awaited me when I finally watched it as a 30-year-old
Why Sick Patients Are So Drawn to Cable News
Battling leukemia, my mom kept turning to CNN and Chris Cuomo. It turns out that cable news has a positive effect on some hospitalized people — even though it can make healthy folks feel like trash
