Elizabeth Hlavinka (page 3)

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.

People use drugs like Xanax to halt a bad psychedelic trip — but "trip killers" also come with risks Elizabeth Hlavinka

Close-up of Ozempic needle injection pen

"Faux-zempic": Behind the rise in fake weight loss drugs that are hospitalizing some people Elizabeth Hlavinka

Close up view of a female killer whale swimming in blue water

We've got orcas all wrong and it's killing them Elizabeth Hlavinka

Like long COVID, Lyme disease can become chronic — and patients are just as dismissed and desperate Elizabeth Hlavinka

Attempts to ban an emerging drug threat are repeating the mistakes of the drug war, experts caution Elizabeth Hlavinka

Micro-medical machines like "The Magic Schoolbus" are being developed, but safety concerns remain Elizabeth Hlavinka

Woman holding open prescription pill bottle

Over-priced drugs are driving people to "rogue" online pharmacies — sometimes with deadly results Elizabeth Hlavinka

Why alien life could be thriving on the "terminator line" of exoplanets Elizabeth Hlavinka

These 5 animals have culture. Here’s what they can reveal about our shared evolutionary experience Elizabeth Hlavinka

For some, the drug ketamine can be a lifesaver. But recent shortages have made it hard to get Elizabeth Hlavinka

girl practicing EFT or Emotional freedom technique

Some swear tapping pressure points melts away anxiety. Does it actually work? Elizabeth Hlavinka

People are wearing face masks during the fifth wave of the coronavirus pandemic in Krakow, Poland. January 18, 2022.

Has the winter COVID variant arrived? Here's why experts are closely monitoring the JN.1 strain Elizabeth Hlavinka

Happy senior man reading next to the Aegean sea

Lessons on living to 100: Four "blue zone" strategies that can be applied anywhere Elizabeth Hlavinka

Marijuana and Morpheus: Why does pausing cannabis use spark vivid dreams? Elizabeth Hlavinka

Hurricanes are disasters on land. Are they just as destructive to marine life under the sea? Elizabeth Hlavinka

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