Health
A New Virus From Shrews Has Infected Dozens in China, Researchers Found
The new virus should be “greeted with alarm, not panic,” one of the researchers says.
White People Who Got Placebo From White Doctors Felt Better, Study Says
The placebo effect appeared to line up with the unconscious biases that pervade the world around us.
Sex Workers Struggle to Get Vaccinated Against Monkeypox
“We cannot forget sex workers, because for so many of us, sex is not just pleasure, it’s also work.”
Is It Really Safe to Dissolve Your Fillers?
Some women say the unregulated treatment has left them both significantly damaged and in medical limbo.
Can Flavoured Condoms Actually Get You High? We Asked an Expert.
News of students bulk buying flavoured condoms to get a cheap high went viral this week. But how does this even work?
Rise of the Sperm Bro: The Touring Men Fathering Children and Undercutting the Fertility Industry
Insemination is "sort of what a sperm tour’s about," one father of 20-something children told VICE World News.
These Anti-Stress Magnesium Gummies Finally Stopped My Teeth Grinding
After years of stress-grinding and -clenching, I finally unwound (and saved my teeth) thanks to Calm's magnesium chews.
The New Study on Serotonin and Depression Isn’t About Antidepressants
A review confirming what has long been known is being used to make misleading claims about antidepressants—and shows the gap between scientific knowledge and public understanding.
Fetuses Can Be ‘People’ in Georgia Now. Here’s What It Means for the Future of Abortion.
The new ruling has serious implications for everything from criminal to tax law.
Hyperice’s Normatec 3 Is My New Favorite Recovery Gadget
Picture someone kneading out soreness from every conceivable angle, all at once, without any pain-inducing pressure points.
What It's Actually Like to Have Monkeypox
“My first lesions were on my bum, and those were the most painful ones. I couldn't even sit down.”
Lentils From Hell: Daily Harvest Victims Say They Have Expensive Medical Bills, No Answers
“I was crying, sweating, hurled over, just like, this cannot be normal.”