Elisa Vranich

The state of California is about to take on pharmaceutical companies by producing safe, effective, FDA approved insulin.

A Los Angeles journalist with brain trauma turned to specialists who recommended ketamine treatment. It’s known as the party drug “special K,” but it gives her relief.

Unnecessary medical testing often leads to a “care cascade” that results in real harm and sky-high costs.

A look at some of the topics we covered throughout the past year.

Writer and expert on stoic philosophy Ryan Holiday explores the history and power of self discipline.

We all have characteristics unique to ourselves, from our intelligence and sexual orientation to our height, weight and food preferences. Where do these traits come from?

Poet and essayist Ross Gay shares stories of joy and theorizes that the experience of joy might possibly be the best tool for uniting and depolarizing us as a people.

Addiction specialist Anna Lembke describes how our relentless pursuit of pleasure leads to greater addiction and pain.

Too often the use of expensive and risky technologies catch on before we have good data suggesting benefit.