clinical trials
What It’s Like Getting Paid to Be a Human Lab Rat
Getting infected with a virus can be lucrative – at least for some.
Ketamine for Depression is 'Not New or Radical' – So Why Hasn't Australia Caught Up?
“It frustrates me that it gets talked about as being such a new treatment, and experimental, and there's been 23 years of evidence now.”
Going Underground
The resurgence in clinical trials into the effectiveness of LSD, MDMA, and psilocybin in treating depression and trauma has received widespread publicity. But outside the labs, regular people are taking psychedelic therapy into their own hands.
More Evidence That Weed Extract Effectively Treats Epilepsy in Children
It's the first large randomized clinical trial of CBD to help treat seizures.
People Really Need to Know When They're Being Experimented On
Medical historian Alice Dreger argues against a worrying trend of researchers conducting clinical trials without fully informing the participants.
The Devastating Effects of a 1940s 'Wonder Pill' Haunt Women Generations Later
DES was a form of synthetic estrogen marketed to women in the mid-20th century, and an estimated five to 10 million women took it while pregnant. The drug was later found to cause miscarriage and a rare form of vaginal cancer in girls.
Scientists Are Now Trying Fecal Transplants on Kids
Desperate parents are attempting DIY fecal transplants on their kids.
New Trials Are Using Ketamine to Treat Alcohol Addiction
Researchers in the UK and US are running studies to see if ketamine could help prevent alcoholics from relapsing.
This Desert Town Is Full of People With a Mysterious Disease
Snowflake, Arizona has become an oasis for the afflicted.
The VICE Morning Bulletin
This morning, the GOP agrees to gun control votes after a 15-hour filibuster, Facebook is urged to give over information on Omar Mateen, Broadway stars will record a fundraising song for a Florida LGBT center, and more.
Magic Mushrooms Could Be the Future of Antidepressants
We spoke to Dr. Mark Bolstridge, a clinical psychiatrist searching for alternative and unusual treatments for depression.