Elizabeth Hlavinka (page 8)

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.

A spooky horror concept of a monster with glowing eyes, hiding in a tree trunk, in a dark spooky forest.

5 common nightmares and what they could mean for your mental health, according to a dream expert Elizabeth Hlavinka

Vera C. Rubin Observatory

“Like Google for the sky”: Vera Rubin Observatory will map the universe with more detail than ever Elizabeth Hlavinka

Mosquito in old book with mosquito swatter and blood stain

Mosquito-borne illnesses are picking up speed. Experts say Americans are unprepared Elizabeth Hlavinka

The young woman holds onto the prescription bottle while she listens to the doctor

Treatments for stimulant use disorder are scarce or nonexistent. The FDA hopes to change that Elizabeth Hlavinka

scientists here examine wastewater for the coronavirus pathogen

A lapse in COVID wastewater detection is worrying scientists about distorted data Elizabeth Hlavinka

Patient doctor physical therapy leg medical mask

Guillain-Barré syndrome more common after COVID-19 infection, study suggests Elizabeth Hlavinka

Pillars of Creation (NIRCam Image)

Cosmic melody: Astronomical data can be converted to music, revealing the universe like never before Elizabeth Hlavinka

Lost Man

That familiar unfamiliar feeling: What the opposite of déjà vu can tell us about cognitive delusions Elizabeth Hlavinka

Galactic trash orbiting Earth

How to avoid "zombie" satellites causing atmospheric destruction? Send them to this ocean graveyard Elizabeth Hlavinka

Asteroid approaching planet Earth

"Building blocks of life" found in NASA’s Bennu asteroid sample Elizabeth Hlavinka

Research Long COVID protest sign

Another report minimizes long COVID risk. Long haulers say the threat is being ignored Elizabeth Hlavinka

Pregnant woman and doctor appointment

Women's pain is often brushed off in medicine. When will it be taken seriously? Elizabeth Hlavinka

Father and child playing with blocks

Why your brain is hungry for more play, according to a child development expert Elizabeth Hlavinka

The researchers think that infrared light particles (photons) from the poles of the pulsar are boosted to gamma-ray energies (blue) by fast electrons.

Vera pulsar pouring out 200 times more energy than thought possible, scientists discover Elizabeth Hlavinka

Surgeon wearing a medical mask

Mask mandates are returning to some hospitals. Should they be there to stay? Elizabeth Hlavinka

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