One Switch in the Brain, Pressed Both Ways
Insomnia and narcolepsy drugs treat opposite diseases. Each counts the other’s disease as a side effect.
The Drugs That Closed an Era
Half a century of drug deaths on stage, reread through the records and the statistics behind them.
Could Game Healing Items Work in Real Life?
PUBG's bandages and Baldur's Gate 3's potions shape a player's next move rather than imitate treatment.
The Name of a Drug on a Death Certificate
Not one drug's fault: a pop star's death as a record where toxicology, prescribing, care and media meet.
From Starving to a Single Pill
Tapeworms, cigarettes, vibrating belts, sleeping pills — two centuries of dieting, then an injection.
Brand-Name and Generic: What Really Differs
Whether the common suspicions about generics hold, checked against ingredient, evidence and price.