Elizabeth Hlavinka (page 4)

Email: ehlavinka@salon.com

Elizabeth Hlavinka is a staff writer at Salon covering health and drugs. She specializes in exploring taboo topics and complex questions that help humans understand their place in the world.

Cannabis leaves, pharmaceutical MDMA, and pink cocaine (aka Tussi)

Psychedelics rejected, Captagon factories and "pink cocaine": The drugs that defined 2024 Elizabeth Hlavinka

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Bird flu hospitalizes person in Louisiana, the first severe infection in U.S. Elizabeth Hlavinka

Insulin

Frustrated with high drug costs, biohackers are reverse engineering medical treatments Elizabeth Hlavinka

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“Blessing and a curse”: Kratom helps many get off other drugs but carries its own risks Elizabeth Hlavinka

Empty Plate

Is fasting the "natural" state of human metabolism? Or just another diet fad? Elizabeth Hlavinka

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Cracks in cosmological theory: James Webb telescope is challenging what we know about the universe Elizabeth Hlavinka

Head inside another head

Breaking down to not break down: This therapy technique splits the self. But does it actually help? Elizabeth Hlavinka

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A single mutation could make bird flu much worse, study finds Elizabeth Hlavinka

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Crossing evolutionary paths: New research finds different hominin species coexisted Elizabeth Hlavinka

Wild Turkeys

Turkeys survived colonization and near extinction. Now they're declining again, puzzling scientists Elizabeth Hlavinka

Microbiologist Scientist tests for bird flu avian influenza

Three mysterious bird flu cases worry experts that another pandemic is looming Elizabeth Hlavinka

Woman Holding Birth Control Pills

TikTok is being flooded with birth control misinformation. Is it stopping women from taking it? Elizabeth Hlavinka

Robert F Kennedy Jr

Republicans and RFK Jr. have embraced psychedelics. What could go wrong? Elizabeth Hlavinka

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Possible bird flu infection reported in California child, health department reports Elizabeth Hlavinka

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Ketamine's risks are under scrutiny as experts warn a crackdown could worsen access Elizabeth Hlavinka

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