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The Dangerous Lives of Colombian Mangrove Clam Collectors
Because of the agility required, many of the collectors are children.
This Is the Reality of Living With M.E.
M.E. doesn't just mean "being tired all the time" – the brain can't connect properly to the spinal nerve tracts and so fails to control vital bodily functions. It's time we started taking it seriously.
How Bodies Were Buried During History's Worst Epidemics
From the black death to the Spanish flu epidemic to last year's Ebola outbreak, what did people do with all those diseased corpses?
How Scared Should We Be of the Potentially Deadly Bacteria C. Diff?
A new study says the nasty little guy gives 500,000 people a year a horrible, possibly fatal form of diarrhea.
Let's Be Clear About This: HIV Denial Kills
Earlier this week, VICE ran an interview with the prominent HIV denialist Joan Shenton. But her crackpot theories aren't just laughable – they can be deadly.
How I Learned That Cancer Can Be Heartbreakingly Funny
My dad forgot how to dress when my mum had lymphoma, and would turn up to things dressed in XL T-shirts with Al Pacino and guns all over them.
Is Antarctic Ecotourism Killing Penguins?
Although taking people to the giant icy hunk of land at the bottom of the world brings attention and awareness to the area's environmental issues, there are risks involved for the continent's avian inhabitants.
I Asked an Expert What Gross Diseases I Should Panic About
From flesh eating disease to herpes: we asked a virus and immunology expert what potentially deadly diseases and viruses could be on the horizon besides Ebola.
We Really Need to Talk About Grief
Wouldn't it be useful to have a manual on how to deal with those in mourning? After her mother died, Annie Broadbent went and wrote one.
There May Be a Monumental New Finding in the Fight Against HIV/AIDS
On Tuesday, scientists in Paris claim to have discovered the genetic mechanism that allows for a "spontaneous cure" among a very rare group of HIV-infected patients.
I'm a Psychologist at an Ebola Treatment Centre in Liberia
Dr Theresa Jones has seen and heard some terrible things.