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Do the Microbes Swimming in Our Guts Control Our Happiness?

Tzido/Getty Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. We now know that the bacteria living in our guts play a key role in keeping our bodies healthy. These microbes can even be transferred from one gut to another to alleviate illnesses. In recent years, researchers have even posited that these microscopic creatures may play a role in…

A Damning New Report Says McKinsey Allegedly Helped Purdue Sell Even More Opioids

Toby Talbot/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. For years, McKinsey & Company allegedly consulted for Purdue Pharma, the maker of the opioid OxyContin, on how to boost painkiller sales and counter bad PR—namely, “the emotional messages from mothers with teenagers that overdosed.” The relationship was revealed in a new explosive article by ProPublica’s David Armstrong based on Massachusetts’…

Marsha Blackburn Tells Voters She’s Fighting Opioids. Her Track Record Doesn’t Agree.

Mark Humphrey/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. “Every death from opioids is heartbreaking,” said Rep. Marsha Blackburn, the Tennessee Republican running for senate, in an earnest September campaign ad. Looking straight into the camera, Blackburn talked about new funding for treatment and the need to crack down on “drug makers who flood…