VICE Sketchy 'Metabolism Drops' Are Big With TikTok Teens VICE - Katie WayYoung TikTok users have become obsessed with a “metabolism-boosting” tincture from a nascent wellness brand called Rae, claiming to have dropped weight rapidly (three pounds in five days, five pounds a
VICEDisease That Was the Longest We've Ever Trapped People on a Ship Because of a Virus VICE - Hannah SmothersAfter 14 days floating just off the Japanese shore, the passengers on board the Diamond Princess cruise ship have finally begun disembarking, though many are headed to additional time in quarantine in
VICEVaping Your Vape Could Soon Have a Tracking Chip in It VICE - Alex NorciaA few years back, Dave Morris decided he wanted to do something to curb the use of vapes among American teens. A former manufacturer of the e-liquid in refillable vapes, he felt differently than a lot
VICEAbortion What It's Like to Get an Abortion in Maine VICE - Claire LampenWhile a string of right-leaning states attempted to ban abortion outright in the spring of 2019, Maine’s governor, Janet Mills, signed legislation intended to increase the number of abortion providers.
VICEAlcohol How to Work Out Effectively Without Completely Giving Up Alcohol VICE - Casey JohnstonFirst of all, thank you for your column, in all its various forms and locales. I had been lifting before you started writing, but you inspired me to take it more seriously and also just generally validated
VICE There’s a Mysterious Syndrome That Turns People Into Statues VICE - Shayla LovePatricia Rosebush's patient had vanished. Just an hour earlier, the woman was motionless in bed, unable to speak, eat, drink water, or respond to commands. When Rosebush first saw her, she thought, "Is
VICECigarettes A Major Study That Fueled National Vape Panic Has Been Retracted VICE - Alex NorciaAfter months of pressure from the scientific community, the American Heart Association's academic journal on Tuesday evening retracted a widely circulated vaping study, which claimed that using e-cigarettes
VICECoronavirus How Big of a Scam Are 'Coronavirus Protection Kits?' VICE - Hannah SmothersSalerno Surgical Supplies’ front door was locked when I first walked up to the Brooklyn storefront around 1:30 on Tuesday afternoon to buy a coronavirus protection kit (a photo shared with VICE shows dressed
VICERunning Runners Hate Running as Much as the Rest of Us VICE - Harron WalkerHumankind has known for centuries that running sucks, and yet we keep running—lacing up the ol’ stomperinos for an afternoon clip-clop in the park, as they say. For the longest time, I’ve had to assume
VICE Can't Believe Jake Paul Finally Cured Anxiety by Suggesting 'Chilling Out' VICE - Katie Way“Remember that anxiety is created by you,” YouTuber Jake Paul tweeted on Monday. “Sometimes you gotta let life play out and remind yourself to be happy & that the answers will come [sic]... chill your
VICEAbortion What to Know About Giving Yourself an Abortion VICE - Marie SolisAbortions happened before it was legal to get one, and, should it ever become illegal again, they will happen then too—many of them outside of clinics, without direct medical supervision. But doing your
VICEChina Sources: Coronavirus Could Lead to a US Vape Shortage VICE - Alex NorciaCharles Harris was getting worried. He thought the Chinese companies that manufacture vapes would be back up and running, which would mean his own disposable vape company would be OK. But as he looked
VICECompensation You'd Think Falling 15 Feet at Work Would Entitle You to Workers' Comp VICE - Katie WayFootage of dancer Genea Sky’s fall is horrific: She goes from working her way up a pole at XTC Cabaret in Dallas, Texas to tumbling a reported 15 feet to the stage, appearing to land squarely on her face.
VICECoronavirus No One Asked These People to Ban Handshakes Due to Coronavirus, and Yet VICE - Hannah SmothersUncertainty can be paralyzing; in the face of the unknown, some freeze, while others—born leaders—are quickly moved to action. As panic around coronavirus, now officially known as Covid-19, swells, public
VICEAltria Wall Street Is Buying Cigarettes VICE - Alex NorciaAt the end of January, Adam Spielman, a London-based managing director at Citigroup, made a suggestion to clients in an email: Buy stock in Altria, one of the largest cigarette producers in the world.
VICECIA Even the CIA is Jumping on the Self-Care Bandwagon VICE - Hannah SmothersIf you think your job is stressful, think about how bad the CIA officers—whose daily tasks involve anything from ordering foreign drone strikes to a little bit of domestic surveillance—must have it!!!!
VICESchizophrenia People Born Blind Are Mysteriously Protected From Schizophrenia VICE - Shayla LoveIt was something Tom Pollak had heard whispers about—an odd factoid, referred to now and again, usually with bewilderment: No person who was born blind has ever been diagnosed with schizophrenia. Over
VICECancer Apps Are Claiming They Can Detect Skin Cancer. Don’t Believe Them VICE - Hannah SmothersSo many minor inconveniences can now be solved via phone app, it makes sense that basic healthcare is on its way to becoming one of them. In the past few years, apps that purport to do things like manage
VICECoronavirus Pounding Cold Meds to "Power Through" Could Actually Make You Sicker VICE - Katie WayWash your hands, cough into your elbow, and rail a line of Emergen-C, because it’s cold and flu season, baby! The sickest time of the year is well underway, which means noses are clogged, throats are and
VICEHeroin A Vending Machine in Canada Is Dispensing a Drug Twice as Strong as Heroin VICE - Maia SzalavitzWhen he heard about Mark Tyndall’s plan to offer the opioid hydromorphone to people with addictions via a vending machine, Henry Fester wanted in. Sold under the brand name Dilaudid, hydromorphone is known
VICEDrew Carey Patients Try to Fight Medical Bills By Striking This Clause in Contracts VICE - Hannah SmothersIn the fight against the ever-looming threat of surprise medical bills, there is no tactic too stupid or freewheeling to attempt. The rules of billing are so opaque and purposefully convoluted they may
VICE A Child Died of the Flu After His Mom Consulted an Anti-Vax Facebook Group VICE - Katie WayAs of January 25, 68 children had reportedly died from the from this season’s flu, according to the Center for Disease Control. Now, a 4-year-old boy from Pueblo, Colorado was the latest child to succumb
VICEPublic Health 5 Years After a Devastating HIV Outbreak, Indiana Is Still Lacking in Needle Exchanges VICE - Giles Bruce, Kaiser Health NewsBack when Cody Gabbard was shooting heroin, his only significant human contact was with others in the throes of addiction, who only cared to see him when he had drugs. Then he walked into the basement
VICECoronavirus Stockpiling Surgical Masks Won’t Save You from Coronavirus VICE - Katie WayThe primary purpose of a surgical mask is, contrary to popular understanding, to keep germs in and other matter, like blood or dust, out. According to a fact sheet from the Occupational Safety and Health
VICE Endometriosis Made a Woman's Lung Collapse—Twice VICE - Diana FalzoneAs I bent down to pick up my eight-month-old son from his crib, a pain in my lower back crippled me. I breathed deep trying to overcome the searing hot sensation throughout my right side as I lifted him.
VICE Walls Close in on Pharma Giants Limiting Access to HIV Prevention Drugs VICE - Harron WalkerGilead Sciences Inc., the much maligned pharmaceutical company that makes the only forms of PrEP currently approved for use in the United States, just got smacked with yet another legal setback. After
VICEAbortion What It’s Like to Get an Abortion in Florida VICE - Paige AlexandriaRepublican lawmakers in Florida tried and failed to pass a bill in 2019 that would have banned abortion at six weeks. In fact, in the last six years, lawmakers in the state have made more than 50 attempts
VICESocial Media All the Reasons You Shouldn't Bother With Trendy Instagram Workouts VICE - Casey JohnstonI'm a fairly athletic 31 year old woman who has been lifting weights on and off for a total of probably no more than a year or so. I'm currently in an "on" phase and hope to stay that way. Even though
VICEKeto Diet New Research Links the Keto Diet to Withered Bones VICE - Hannah SmothersAdhering to the wildly popular keto diet has been correlated with added strain on the kidneys and cardiac arrhythmia, and a new, small study links going keto with possible consequences on another vital
