With ‘How to Change Your Mind,’ Taking a Trip With Michael Pollan

With ‘How to Change Your Mind,’ Taking a Trip With Michael Pollan

In late 2012, the best-selling author and journalist Michael Pollan (“The Omnivore’s Dilemma”) was at a dinner party in Berkeley, Calif. Among his fellow diners was a prominent developmental psychiatrist, in her 60s, who spoke at some length about a recent LSD trip. This pricked up Pollan’s ears. His first…

Covid-19 Vaccines Temporarily Affected Periods, Study Shows

Covid-19 Vaccines Temporarily Affected Periods, Study Shows

Nearly half of the participants of a recent study who were menstruating regularly at the time of the survey reported heavier bleeding during their periods after receiving the Covid-19 vaccine. Others who did not typically menstruate — including transgender men, people on long-acting contraceptives, and post-menopausal women — also experienced…

Where the Risks of Pregnancy Meet Abortion Laws and Health Care

Where the Risks of Pregnancy Meet Abortion Laws and Health Care

As the United States has grappled with the unfolding consequences of the Supreme Court’s decision overruling Roe v. Wade, one question lurks between the lines of court opinions and news stories alike: Why are the risks of pregnancy so rarely discussed anywhere, even though that information is relevant not just…

Vladimir Zelenko, 48, Dies; Promoted an Unfounded Covid Treatment

Vladimir Zelenko, 48, Dies; Promoted an Unfounded Covid Treatment

Vladimir Zelenko, a self-described “simple country doctor” from upstate New York who rocketed to prominence in the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic when his controversial treatment for the coronavirus gained White House support, died on Thursday in Dallas. He was 48. His wife, Rinat Zelenko, said he died of…